TECHNICAL GUIDE TO ACTIONS ON GLOBAL WARMING
AND CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM (CDM) IN
SRI LANKA
B.M.S. BATAGODA
S.P. Nissanka
Suren WIJEKOON
Avanthie JAYTILAKE
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
82, Rajamalwatta Road
Battaramulla
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka Carbon Finance Assist Programme
World Bank
The CF Assist Program
Carbon Finance Unit
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE UNFCC, KYOTO PROTOCOL AND CDM
RULES IN RELATION TO SRI LANKA .............................................................................................................. 3
1.1. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1.1 Greenhouse effect ................................................................................................................................ 3
1.2 GLOBAL CLIMATE IN THE 20TH CENTURY ..................................................................................................... 4
1.3 TEMPERATURE CHANGES ............................................................................................................................... 5
1.4 CHANGES DURING THE 20TH
CENTURY DUE TO GLOBAL WARMING ............................................................ 8
1.5 PROJECTED CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE 21ST
CENTURY...................................................................................... 9
1.6 PROJECTIONS FOR FUTURE CHANGES IN PRECIPITATION AND SEA LEVEL ....................................................... 9
1.7 PROJECTIONS OF EXTREME CLIMATE AND WEATHER EVENTS ......................................................................... 9
1.8 POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ....................................................... 9
1.9 CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE ............................................................................................................ 11
1.10 KYOTO PROTOCOL .................................................................................................................................. 12
1.11 FLEXIBILITY MECHANISM ........................................................................................................................ 14
1.12 MODALITIES, RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMS ................................. 15
1.13 PROJECT DESIGN ..................................................................................................................................... 16
1.13.1CDM eligibility requirements for Sri Lanka .......................................................................................... 16
1.13.2 Project Identification ............................................................................................................................ 18
1.13.3 Project Idea Note (PIN) ........................................................................................................................ 18
1.13.4 Project Design Document (PDD) ......................................................................................................... 18
1.14 ADDITIONALLY ....................................................................................................................................... 20
1.15 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA .................................................................................................. 22
1.16 BASELINE SCENARIO ............................................................................................................................... 22
1.17 BASELINE APPROACH .............................................................................................................................. 22
1.18 BASELINE METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 23
1.19 BASELINE FOR SMALL-SCALE CDM PROJECT ACTIVITIES ........................................................................ 23
1.20 CREDITING PERIOD .................................................................................................................................. 25
1.21 LEAKAGE ................................................................................................................................................ 25
1.22 VALIDATION ........................................................................................................................................... 25
1.23 REGISTRATION ........................................................................................................................................ 25
1.24 VERIFICATION ......................................................................................................................................... 26
1.25 CERTIFICATION ....................................................................................................................................... 26
1.26 MONITORING AND VERIFICATION PLAN .................................................................................................. 26
1.27 DESIGNATED OPERATIONAL ENTITY ........................................................................................................ 26
1.28 CDM IN FORESTRY SECTOR ..................................................................................................................... 28
1.28.1 Afforestation.................................................................................................................................. 28
1.28.2 Reforestation ................................................................................................................................. 28
1.28.3 Non-permanence ........................................................................................................................... 28
1.28.4 Eligible forest CDM Projects under Bonn Agreement .................................................................. 28
1.28.5 Major decisions in the Marrakech Accords related to CDM ........................................................ 29
CHAPTER 2 - REVIEW THE INTERNATIONAL CARBON MARKET AND PROGRESS OF VARIOUS
FLEXIBLE MECHANISMS UNDER KYOTO PROTOCOL TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC NICHES FOR SRI
LANKA .................................................................................................................................................................... 30
2.1 ECONOMIC THEORIES OF FLEXIBILITY MECHANISMS ................................................................................... 30
2.1.1 Marginal abatement costs (MAC) ........................................................................................................... 31
2.1.2 CDM transaction costs............................................................................................................................ 32
2.1.3 Prices of CERs ........................................................................................................................................ 33
2.1.4 Impacts of CDM on project IRR.............................................................................................................. 34
2.2 GLOBAL CARBON MARKET POTENTIAL UNDER THE KYOTO PROTOCOL ....................................................... 35
2.2.2 CERs buyers ......................................................................................................................................... 36
2.2.2 CERs sellers .......................................................................................................................................... 37
2.2.3 CDM projects registered up to September 2006 ..................................................................................... 38
2.2.4 Sector distribution of CDM projects ....................................................................................................... 40
2.3 IMPACTS OF EMISSIONS TRADING ON CDM ...................................................................................................... 42
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CHAPTER 3 - OVER ALL SRI LANKAN CDM OPPORTUNITIES AND POTENTIAL ............................ 43
3.1 NATIONAL POTENTIAL OF CDM ...................................................................................................................... 43
3.2 HYDRO POWER (MINI AND MICRO-HYDRO)..................................................................................................... 44
3.3 WIND AND SOLAR POWER ............................................................................................................................... 45
3.4 BIOMASS .......................................................................................................................................................... 46
3.4.2 Absorption Refrigeration ........................................................................................................................ 46
3.4 4. Household Sector ................................................................................................................................... 47
3.5 ENERGY EFFICIENCY ....................................................................................................................................... 47
3.6 INDUSTRY ........................................................................................................................................................ 48
3.6.1 Efficiency Improvements ......................................................................................................................... 48
3.6.2 Substitution of Fossil Fuels by Fuel-wood .............................................................................................. 49
3.7 TRANSPORT ..................................................................................................................................................... 50
3.7.1 Policy Initiatives to Change Transport Modes ....................................................................................... 50
3.7.2 Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Transport Fleets .................................................................................. 50
3.7.3 Production and Use of Alternate Fuels such as Bio Fuels ...................................................................... 51
3.8 AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................................................................. 51
3.9 WASTE DISPOSAL ............................................................................................................................................ 52
3.9.1 Agro-Residues ......................................................................................................................................... 52
3.9.2 Municipal Solid Waste ............................................................................................................................ 52
3.10 FORESTRY ...................................................................................................................................................... 53
3.11 THE POTENTIAL STATE SECTOR CDM PROJECTS ............................................................................................ 54
3.11.1 Replacing old refineries ........................................................................................................................ 54
3.11.2 Replacing outdated bus fleet of Ceylon Transport Board .................................................................... 54
3.11.3 Improvement of Sri Lanka Railway replacing old engines and possibly introducing electric trains ... 55
3.11.4 Cleaning the Sri Lanka Power system - Ceylon Electricity Board....................................................... 56
3.11.5 Introducing nationwide CFL bulb system - Ceylon Electricity Board .................................................. 56
3.11.6 Reduction of transmission loss - Ceylon Electricity Board .................................................................. 56
3.11.7 Improvement of efficiency of industrial process.................................................................................... 57
3.11.8 Introducing water pumping efficiency improvement - NWSDB ........................................................... 57
3.11.9 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project ......................................................................................................... 57
3.11.10 Reforestation and afforestation projects in Sate lands........................................................................ 58
3.12 LIMITATIONS ................................................................................................................................................. 58
CHAPTER 4 - ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT POLICIES, AND THE BARRIERS (LEGAL,
FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL) THAT HINDER ITS DEVELOPMENT .................. 59
4.1 INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE OF SRI LANKA ..................................................................................................... 59
4.2 SUPPORTIVE POLICIES AND ACTS .................................................................................................................... 60
4.2.1 National Environmental Act No. 47 of 1980 ........................................................................................... 60
4.2.2 National environmental policy ................................................................................................................ 62
4.2.3 Sustainable development policy ......................................................................................................... 63
4.2.4 Policies related to Power Sector ....................................................................................................... 64
4.2.5 Policy on rural off-farm employment and electrification .................................................................. 65
4.3 LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS RELATED CDM ....................................................................................... 66
4.3.1 Legislation on industries.................................................................................................................... 66
4.3.2 Legislation on energy ........................................................................................................................ 66
4.3.3 Legislation on mines and minerals .................................................................................................... 67
4.3.4 Legislation on solid waste ................................................................................................................. 68
4.3.5 Legislation on hazardous waste ......................................................................................................... 70
4.3.6 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)........................................................................................... 72
4.4 INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR CDM ACTIVITIES IN SRI LANKA ................................................................. 75
4.4.1 Functional areas of DNA ................................................................................................................... 75
DIVISIONS .............................................................................................................................................................. 79
ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................................................................................... 79
4.4.2 Linkages and institutional arrangements for CDM ........................................................................... 80
4.4.3 Performances of DNA up to now according to the functional areas ................................................. 83
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4.5 ANALYSIS OF STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES AND BARRIERS FOR IMPLEMENTING CDM .................................. 85
4.5.1 Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses ............................................................................................... 85
4.5.2. Barriers .................................................................................................................................................. 87
CHAPTER 5 - NATIONAL SECTOR BASELINES FOR CDM PROTECT ACTIVITIES ........................... 98
5.1 SMALL SCALE BASELINE METHODOLOGY APPLICABLE TO SRI LANKA ............................................................. 98
5.2 NATIONAL BASELINE FOR SMALL SCALE CDM PROJECTS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY ......................................... 98
5.2.1 Baseline emissions – Type I - Category I.D – Renewable power generation for a grid ......................... 98
5.2.2 Operating Margin (OM) ......................................................................................................................... 99
5.2.3 Build Margin (BM) ............................................................................................................................... 100
5.2.4 Calculation of baseline emission factor ................................................................................................ 101
5.2.5 Application of the combined margin (CM) to Sri Lanka ....................................................................... 101
5. 3 NATIONAL BASELINE FOR SMALL SCALE CDM PROJECTS IN WASTE SECTOR ................................................ 115
5.4 NATIONAL BASELINE FOR SMALL SCALE CDM PROJECTS IN TRANSPORT SECTOR ......................................... 115
5.5 NATIONAL BASELINE FOR SMALL SCALE CDM PROJECTS IN INDUSTRY SECTOR ............................................ 115
5.5.1 III.F Avoidance of methane production from decay of biomass through composting ........................... 116
5.5.2 III.E Avoidance of methane production from decay of biomass through controlled combustion ......... 122
5.5.3 III.C Emission reductions by low-greenhouse gas emitting vehicles .................................................... 129
5.5.4 II.D Energy efficiency and fuel switching measures for industrial facilities ........................................ 131
5.5.5 III.G Landfill Methane Recovery .......................................................................................................... 134
5.5.6 III.H Methane Recovery in Wastewater Treatment ............................................................................... 140
5.5.7 III.B Switching fossil fuels .................................................................................................................... 149
5.5.8 III.D Methane recovery in agricultural and agro industrial activities ................................................. 151
5.6 NATIONAL BASELINE FOR SMALL SCALE CDM PROJECTS IN FORESTRY SECTOR ........................................... 154
5.6.1 Accepted Baseline and monitoring methodologies for Afforestation and reforestation CDM Projects 154
5.6.3 Simplified baseline and monitoring methodologies for selected small-scale afforestation and
reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism ...................................................... 155
5.6.4 Baseline net greenhouse gas removals by sinks ................................................................................... 155
5.6.5 Estimating baseline net greenhouse gas removals by sinks ................................................................. 156
CHAPTER 6 – INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATION ............................................................... 183
6.1 National CDM strategy ........................................................................................................................... 183
EARLY SUBMISSION OF LOW-HANGING PROJECTS ...................................................................................... 183
DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE ...................................................................... 183
DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE INFORMATION DISSEMINATION SYSTEM ................................................. 184
AWARENESS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS................................................................................................... 184
ESTABLISHMENT OF BASELINES ................................................................................................................. 184
FACILITATING FINANCING .......................................................................................................................... 185
ESTABLISHMENT OF A CARBON FUND AND CONSERVATION BANK............................................................ 185
SETTING UP OF A CARBON TRADING EXCHANGE ....................................................................................... 185
ENCOURAGING UNILATERAL CDM DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................... 186
AVOIDING INTRODUCTION OF PERVERSE INCENTIVES ............................................................................... 186
CAPACITY BUILDING .................................................................................................................................. 186
BUNDLING SMALL SCALE CDM PROJECTS ................................................................................................. 186
SERVICE CHARGE ON CERS ....................................................................................................................... 187
DEFINING THE OWNERSHIP OF CERS .......................................................................................................... 187
ESTABLISHMENT OF ARBITRATION MECHANISM ......................................................................................... 187
UNDERTAKING STRATEGIC RESEARCH STUDIES THROUGH CDM STUDY CENTRE ....................................... 187
PROMOTION OF POLICY AND PROGRAMMATIC CDM ................................................................................. 188
FACILITATE LOCAL DESIGNATED OPERATIONAL ENTITY (DOE) .............................................................. 188
STATE SECTOR CDM ................................................................................................................................. 188
MAKING METHANE FLARING MANDATORY FOR WASTE PROCESSING PROJECTS .......................................... 188
CDM PROJECTS IN THE LAND USE LAND USE CHANGES AND FOREST (LULUCF) SECTOR .......................... 188
ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL POTENTIAL CDM SECTORS ......................................................... 188
6.2. Proposed Institutional arrangement for DNA in implementation of CDM in Sri Lanka ........................ 190
6.3 Institutional arrangement to facilitate small size potential CDM projects: ............................................. 195
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................................ 197
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List of figures
Figure 1- Predicted changes in global temperature ..................................................................................................... 5
Figure 2 - CDM Project Activity Cycle ..................................................................................................................... 16
Figure 4 - Abatement cost emission reduction in different time period .................................................................... 31
Figure 5 - Prices of emissions reductions ( Jan 2005 – March 2006) ........................................................................ 33
Figure 6 - Increase of Traded emission reductions and prices ................................................................................... 34
Figure 7 - Market share by buyers in 2005 (374.3 MtCO2e) .................................................................................... 36
Figure 8 - Market share by seller in 2005 .................................................................................................................. 38
Figure 9 - Sector distribution of CDM projects ......................................................................................................... 41
Figure 10 - Sector distribution of registered projects by scope ................................................................................. 41
Figure 12: Institutional relations of CDM Sri Lanka as illustrated in a governmental document. ............................ 82
Figure 13: Illustration of the current institutional structure and linkages of CDM implementation in Sri Lanka. ... 83
Figure 14 -Industrial electricity prices in selected countries (Ref.4) ......................................................................... 89
Figure 15 - Declining costs of renewable energy technologies (Ref: 6) .................................................................... 91
List of tables
Table 1 - 20th century changes in the Earth’s atmosphere and climate * .................................................................... 6
Table 2 - 20th century changes in the biophysical system 1 ........................................................................................ 7
Table 3 - Adverse consequences of climate change in developing countries by 2025 – if no action taken .............. 10
Table 4– Per capita emission in South Asian Countries compared to USA ............................................................. 12
Table 5 – Emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol ............................................................................... 13
Table 6 -Contents of Project Design Document (CDM-SSC-PDD) .......................................................................... 19
Table 7 - Approved small scale methodologies ......................................................................................................... 24
Table 8 – List of Designated Operation Entity and their Sectoral Scope .................................................................. 27
Table 9 - Marginal abatement costs estimates of selected power projects ................................................................ 32
Table 10 - Summary Sensitivity Analysis - Incremental IRR Results – Contribution of Carbon Finance ................ 35
Table 11 -Expected annual CERs from registered projects by host country as at 12/09/2006 .................................. 38
Table 12 -Summary of National CDM Potential by Sector (Not Necessarily by 2012) ............................................ 43
Table 15 - Weighted average approximate emission factors .................................................................................. 104
Table 16 -Data and formulae used for approximate margin average emission calculations for year 2003 (Part 1) 107
Table 17 - Data and formulae used for approximate margin average emission calculations for year 2003 (Part 2) 108
Table 18 -Data and formulae used for approximate margin average emission calculations for year 2004 (Part 1) 109
Table 19 - Data and formulae used for approximate margin average emission calculations for year 2004 (Part 2) 110
Table 20 - Data and formulae used for approximate margin average emission calculations for year 2005 (Part 1) 111
Table 21 - Data and formulae used for approximate margin average emission calculations for year 2005 (Part 2)
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Table 22 - Data and formulae used for build margin average emission calculations as at year 2005 (Part 1) ........ 113
Table 23 - Data and formulae used for build margin average emission calculations as at year 2005 (Part 2) ........ 114
Table 24 - III.H.1. IPCC default values1) for Methane Correction Factor (MCF) .................................................. 142
Table 25 - Data for monitoring carbon stock ........................................................................................................... 173
Table 26 - Data to be collected or used in order to monitor leakage and how these data will be archived ............ 174
Table 27 - Abbreviations and parameters (in order of appearance). ........................................................................ 175
Table 28 - Default allometric equations for estimating above-ground biomass ...................................................... 178
Table 29 - DEFAULT ESTIMATES FOR STANDING BIOMASS GRASLAND (AS DRY MATTER) AND
ABOVEGROUND NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION, CLASSIFIED BY IPCC CLIMATE ZONES. .................. 180
Table 30 - Data for typical cattle herds for the calculation of daily gross energy requirement Cattle – Africa ...... 181
Table 31 - Daily gross energy requirement of Cattle ............................................................................................... 182
Table 32 - National CDM Potential by Sectors for strategic development .............................................................. 189
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List of Abbreviations
CDM - Clean Development Mechanism
GHG - Green House Gas
PDD - Project Development Document
PIN - Project Idea Notes
GWP - Global Warming Potential
UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
DNA - Designated National Authority
DOE - Designated Operational Entity
EB - Executive Board
COP - Conference of Parties
CER - Certified Emission Reduction
EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment
LULUCF - Land Use Land Use Change Forest
NGO - Non Governmental Organization
CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
CH4 - Methane
HFC - Hydro Fluoro Carbon
N2O - Nitrous Oxide
HCFC - Hydro Chloro Fluoro Carbon
SF6 - Sulfur Hexafluoride
CFC - Chloro Fluoro Carbon
PPM - Parts Per Million
IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
PFC - Per Fluoro Compounds
JI - Joint Implementation
TCE - Tons of Carbon Equivalent
t-CO2 - Tone of CO2
TJ - Tera Joule
KWh - Kilowatt-hour
ET - Emission Trading
ERU - Emission Reduction Units
IRR - Internal Rate of Return
US$ - United States Dollars
RMU - Removal Units
MAC - Marginal Abatement Cost
FDI - Foreign Direct Investment
NEA - National Environment Act
CEA - Central Environmental Authority
CCS - Climate Change Secretariat
NEC - National Expert Committee
MW - Mega Watt
GWh - Giga Watt hour
ECF - Energy Conservation Fund
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Preface
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Government of Sri Lanka is the
apex body under which all environmental issues and policy matters are addressed. The Global
Affairs Division of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources is tasked with
formulating policy and strategic planning and liaise with the international organizations dealing
with global environmental issues and is the Designated National Authority (DNA) for matters
arising out of the Kyoto Protocol. Under the Kyoto Protocol, the Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM) provides for Green House Gas (GHG) mitigation projects that contribute
towards sustainable development in developing nations and the net emission reductions can be
traded to a developed nation to meet its Kyoto obligations. Although the other developing
nations have already taken advantage of this mechanism and thus earning valuable foreign
exchange, Sri Lanka is yet to embark on such projects in a significant manner due to a number
of constraints and barriers at policy, institutional, organizational and individual level. This
publication is intended to address such limitations and help expedite CDM projects in Sri Lanka
so that the country could benefit from the first crediting period which is due to end in 2012.
This book is intended for the general reader to gain awareness on CDM and related projects, for
technical personnel who are involved in preparation of Project Development Document (PDD),
for CDM and policy makers who are concerned with strategic planning and for institutional
capacity building.
The report begins with green house effect with GHG emissions and their contributions to global
warming. To highlight the gravity of the problem various projections are presented on future
climate change, extreme weather events, sea level rise and their impact on developing countries.
It describes the global initiative to tackle climate change and specifically details the Kyoto
Protocol. The CDM and the project design is elaborated with all the terminology used defined
so that it gives a clear understanding to the interested reader. The current international carbon
market status is presented with an economic analysis to highlight the marginal abatement costs
and project transaction costs involved with an analysis of CER buyers and sellers. The policies,
issues and barriers for CDM project development in Sri Lanka are identified with related
legislation that will help project proponents to identify specific sectors that contribute towards
sustainable development. Sectoral baselines are presented in detail with accepted methodologies
as given by the UNFCCC. Details of calculation of national baseline for renewable energy
projects are presented with data and information as applicable for power generation in Sri
Lanka. Most of the CDM projects in Sri Lanka come under the “small-scale” category due to
the size of projects and detailed methodologies as described by UNFCCC are presented with
hypothetical examples to aid PDD developers. Finally sectoral potentials are identified that have
CDM opportunities both in state sector and private sector.
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This information and analysis is current up to the date of publication and project developers and
others are advised to use the latest methodologies and data as applicable to their projects
through sources referenced here. The information presented here may not be adequate for PDD
preparation for specific projects as this book is intended only as a guiding reference.
This work was funded by the Carbon Finance Assist program of the World Bank. We express
our sincere appreciation to all those who provided data and information for this publication. We
thank the country representatives of the World Bank for facilitation of this work with financial
assistance and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources for the guidance. We
sincerely hope this book will be useful to the targeted readers and help encourage application
for CDM projects in Sri Lanka.
DR. B.M.S. BATAGODA
Team Leader and Lead Consultant
Carbon Finance Assist Program - World Bank
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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE UNFCC,
KYOTO PROTOCOL AND CDM RULES IN RELATION TO SRI LANKA
1.1. Introduction
The Earth is getting warmer and over the past 100 years, the average temperature on the Earth
has increased by more than half a degree Celsius. The 1980s and 1990s were the warmest
decades on records, and the 20th
century the warmest in the past 1000 years. According to the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), average global temperatures are expected
to rise by 1.4 to 5.8 Celsius over the next century. To understand what this means that today’s
average global temperatures are only about 50 Celsius warmer than they were during the last Ice
Age. Global mean sea levels are set to rise by 9 - 88 cm by 2100, flooding many low-lying
coastal areas. Changes in rainfall patterns are also predicted, increasing the threat of drought or
floods in many regions. Overall, the climate is likely to become more variable, with a greater
threat of extreme weather events, such as intense storms and heat waves. The Third Assessment
Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released in 2001, confirms
that "an increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world" with
"new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is
attributable to human activities". The IPCC updated the findings of its 1995 Second Assessment
Report and projects that the climate will change more rapidly than previously expected. While
the world’s climate has always varied naturally, the vast majority of scientists now believe that
rising concentrations of "greenhouse gases" in the Earth’s atmosphere, resulting from economic
and demographic growth over the last two centuries since the industrial revolution, are
overriding this natural variability and leading to irreversible climate change.
1.1.1 Greenhouse effect
Gases in our atmosphere, including water vapour, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous
oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and perfluorocarbons act like a greenhouse to keep
the sun’s heat in and help make our planet livable. Greenhouse gases (GHGs) control energy
flows in the atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation. These trace gases comprise less than
1% of the atmosphere. Their levels are determined by a balance between "sources" and "sinks".
Sources are processes that generate greenhouse gases; sinks are processes that destroy or
remove them. Humans affect greenhouse gas levels by introducing new sources or by
interfering with natural sinks. Without this natural insulation, the Earth’s surface would be
much colder than it is now. In fact, the average temperature on Earth would be –18 Celsius, too
cold to support the diversity of life we have today. Water vapour is the most common
greenhouse gas. Carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N20) are particularly
important to climate change because they are closely associated with human activities.
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Carbon dioxide is currently responsible for over 60% of the "enhanced" greenhouse effect,
which is responsible for climate change. Carbon dioxide is released to the atmosphere through
natural processes of plant and animal life. Photosynthesis is the process in which plants take in
carbon dioxide and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Burning coal, oil, and natural
gas is releasing the carbon stored in these "fossil fuels" at an unprecedented rate. Deforestation
releases carbon stored in trees. Current annual emissions amount to over 7 billion tones of
carbon, or almost 1% of the total mass of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Methane (CH4) is
not as abundant as carbon dioxide, but is a powerful greenhouse gas and more effective in
trapping heat. It is created when vegetation is burned, digested, or rotten in an oxygen-free
environment. Wetlands, rice fields, animal digestive processes, and decaying garbage are the
greatest sources of methane in our atmosphere. Nitrous oxide (N2O) occurs naturally in the
environment, but human activities increase the quantities. Nitrous oxide is released when
chemical fertilizers and manure are used in agriculture.
Since the Industrial Revolution, developed countries produced increasing quantities of
greenhouse gases, due to burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas to drive our
vehicles and power our industries. Our human activities, such as the clearing of land for
agriculture and urban development, land filling and other waste disposal methods, are also
adding to the concentration of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. As a result, concentration of
greenhouse gases particularly, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by 31 percent
since 1895. Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration during the pre-industrial period was 280
ppm (parts per million), which is now about 380 ppm. Concentration of methane and nitrous
oxide has increased by 151 percent.
1.2 Global Climate in the 20th Century
Climate Change according to the IPCC1 refers to “a statistically significant variation in either
the mean state of the climate or it is variability, persisting for an extended period (typically
decades or longer). Climate change may be due to natural internal processes or external forcing
or to persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere or in land use”.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines climate
change as “ a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that
alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate
variability observed over a comparable time period” (Article 1, UNFCCC). Climate variability
refers to variations in the mean state and other statistics (such as standard deviation, the
occurrence of extremes etc.) of the climate on all temporal and spatial scales beyond that of
individual weather events. Variability may be due to natural internal processes within the
climate system (internal variability) or to variations in the natural or anthropogenic external
forcing (external variations) (IPCC, 2001).
1 Unless otherwise acknowledged, the information provided here is based on IPCC
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1.3 Temperature Changes
Observed changes in the earth’s surface temperature indicate that during the 20th
century, the
global mean temperature had increased by 0.60C +/- 0.2 0C (Table 1). The IPCC publications
state that it is ‘likely’2 that the 1990’s has been the warmest decade and that it is ‘likely’, that
1998 was the warmest year since 1861. Temperature increases were greater over land than over
oceans.
The diurnal surface temperature range had decreased over land but the nighttime daily minimum
temperatures had increased, at twice the rate of daytime maximum temperature, i.e. at the rate of
about 0.20C per decade.
Concentration of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), nitrous oxide
(N2O), and ozone (O3) had been increasing during the 20th
century. Strong evidence from
observations indicates that global warming during second half of the 20th
century can be
attributed to anthropogenic activities that had increased greenhouse gas concentrations (Fig
1).During the pre-industrial era (between 1000-1750 AD), for example, the CO2 concentrations
had amounted to 280 ppm (parts per million) but had increased by 31 +/-4% to 368 ppm in 2000
(Table 1 and Table 2). The growth rates of CO2 concentrations had accelerated after the
Industrial Revolution due mainly to fossil fuel emissions although clearing of forest cover had
contributed to 1/3 of the emissions in the past.
Figure 1- Predicted changes in global temperature
2 Likelihood refers to judgmental estimates of confidence used by TAR WG1 (IPCC,2001).
*Likely- (66-90% chance) ** Very likely- (90-99% chance)
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Table 1 - 20th century changes in the Earth’s atmosphere and climate *
Indicator Observed Changes
1.Concentration Indicators
Atmospheric concentration of CO2
Terrestrial biospheric CO2 exchange
Atmospheric concentration of CH4
Atmospheric concentration of N2O
Tropospheric concentration of O3
Stratospheric concentration of O3
Atmospheric concentrations of
HFCs, PFCs, and SF6
280 ppm for the period 1000-1750 to 368 ppm in year
2000(31+/_ 4% increase)
Cumulative source of about 30 Gt C between the years 1800
and 2000; but during the 1990s, a net sink of about 14+/-7 Gt C.
700 ppb for the period 1000-1750 to 1,750 ppb in year 2000
(151 +/- 25% increase )
270 ppb for the period 1000-1750 to 316 ppb in year 2000
(17+/-5 % increase)
Increased by 35+/-15% from the years 1750 to 2000, and varies
with region.
Decreased over the years 1970 to 2000, varies with altitude and
latitude.
Increased globally over the last 50 years.
2. Weather Indicators
Global mean surface temperature
Northern Hemisphere surface temperature
Diurnal surface temperature range
Hot days / heat index
Cold / frost days
Continental precipitation
Heavy precipitation events
Frequency and severity of drought
Increased by 0.6+/-0.20C over the 20
th century; land areas
warmed more than the oceans (very likely).
Increase over the 20th
century greater than during any other
century in the last 1,000 years; 1990s warmest decade of the
millennium (likely)
Decreased over the years 1950 to 2000 over land: night time
minimum temperatures increased at twice the rate of daytime
maximum temperatures (likely)
Increased (likely)
Decreased for nearly all land areas during the 20th
century (very
likely)
Increased by 5-10% over the over the 20th
century in the
Northern Hemisphere (very likely), although decreased in some
regions (e.g., north and west Africa and parts of the
Mediterranean).
Increased at mid-and high northern latitudes (likely).
Increased summer drying and associated incidence of drought in
a few areas (likely). In some regions, such as parts of Asia and
Africa, the frequency and intensity of droughts have been
observed to increase in recent decades.
Likelihood refers to judgmental estimates of confidence used by TAR WG1
*Likely- (66-90% chance)
** Very likely- (90-99% chance)
Source: IPCC (2001)
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Table 2 - 20th century changes in the biophysical system 1
Indicator Observed Changes
1. Biological and Physical indicators
Global mean sea level
Duration of ice cover of rivers and
lakes
Arctic sea-ice extent and thickness
Non-polar glaciers
Snow cover
Permafrost
El Nino events
Growing season
Plant and animal ranges
Breeding, flowering and migration
Coral reef bleaching
Increased at an average annual rate of 1 to 2 mm during the 20th
century
Decreased by about 2 weeks over the 20th
century in mid - and
high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere (very likely)
Thinned by 40% in recent decades in late summer to early
autumn (likely) and decreased in extent by 10-15% since the
1950s in spring and summer.
Widespread retreat during the 20th
century.
Decreased in area by 10% since global observations became
available from satellites in the 1960s (very likely)
Thawed, warmed, and degraded in parts of the polar, sub-polar,
and mountainous regions.
Became more frequent, persistent, and intense during the last 20
to 30 years compared to the previous 100 years.
Lengthened by about 1 to 4 days per decade during the last 40
years in the Northern Hemisphere, especially at higher latitudes.
Shifted poleward and up in elevation for plants, insects, birds
and fish.
Earlier plant flowering, earlier bird arrival, earlier dates of
breeding season, and earlier emergence of insects in the Northern
Hemisphere.
Increased frequency, especially during El Nino events.
2. Economic Indicators
Weather-related economic losses
Global inflation- adjusted losses rose an order of magnitude over
the last 40 years. Part of the observed upward trend is linked to
socio-economic factors and part is linked to climatic factors.
This table provides examples of key observed changes and is not an exhaustive list. It includes both changes
attributable to anthropogenic climate change and those that may be caused by natural variations or anthropogenic
Climate Change. Confidence levels are reported where they are explicitly assessed by the relevant Working Group.
Source: IPCC (2001).
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The average rate of concentration in the past 2 decades was at the rate of 1.5 ppm (0.4%) per
year but large annual fluctuations in the rate of increase of CO2 concentrations can be observed.
For example, in the 1990’s, the annual rate of growth of CO2 in the atmosphere varied between
0.9 ppm (0.2%) – 2.8 ppm (0.8%) with the highest increase coinciding with strong El Nino
years.
Methane concentrations which account for 13% of the anthropogenic greenhouse effects, have
increased from 770ppb (parts per billion) during the pre industrial era to 1610 ppb in 1983 and
to 1745 ppb in 1998. The rate of concentration is estimated at 7.0 ppb/year, 50% of which is
attributed to anthropogenic sources such as burning of biomass fuels, breeding of animals,
wetland paddy cultivation and landfills.
Similarly, the atmospheric concentration of nitrous oxide (N2O) is produced by the combustion
of biomass and fossil fuels, chemical industries, increasing application of nitrogen fertilizers
and eutrophicated water. The concentration of N2O which was 270 ppb during the period 1000-
1750, had increased to 316 ppb in 2000. It is a long lived GHG which increases at the rate of
0.2-0.3% per year in the lower atmosphere. The atmospheric concentrations of halocarbons are
entirely anthropogenic and contain chloroflurocarbons (CFCs) and bromine (e.g. halons) that
lead to the depletion of ozone layer in the stratosphere but after 1994, the rate of concentration
has declined. However, substitutes for CFCs such as hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) have been increasing. Further, current atmospheric concentrations
of sulfer hexafluorides (SF6) have also increased at the rate of 0.24ppt /yr. Although current
concentrations are low, they have long atmospheric residence time. Hence, they have the
potential to influence future climate. The radiative forcing (the change in the net vertical
irradiance [expressed in Wm-2
] at the tropopause due to an internal change or a change in the
external forcing of the climate system, such as, a change in the concentration of CO2 or the
output of the Sun) due to the increase of the well-mixed greenhouse gases for 1750-2000, was
estimated to be 2.43Wm-2
.
1.4 Changes during the 20th
century due to global warming
Changes observed during the 20th
century, as a consequence of global warming are indicated in
Tables 1 and 2 including,
a) A rise of global sea level by an average annual rate of 1-2 mm during the 20th
century
b) Decrease of snow cover by 10%.
c) Intensification of the hydrological cycle and the increase of precipitation by 0.5 – 1.0 %
per decade over most mid and high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere.
d) Decrease of rain fall by 0.3 % per decade on the average, over much of the subtropical
land areas. Over tropical lands, rainfall is likely to increase by 0.3% per decade.
e) Increase in the frequency and severity of drought in recent decades in parts of Asia and
Africa.
f) Increase in the frequency and intensity of El Nino events during the last 2-3 decades
(e.g. the 1997-1998 El Nino event had caused considerable damage to human and
physical systems).
g) Lengthening of the growing season by about 1-4 days per decade, during the last 4
decades in the Northern Hemisphere.
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h) Earlier plant flowering, bird arrival, emergence of insects and earlier dates of the
breeding season.
i) Increased frequency of coral reef bleaching, especially during El Nino events.
1.5 Projected climate change in the 21st century
All Special Report of Emission Scenarios (SRES) and IS92a project the globally averaged
temperature to increase by from 1.4oC to 5.8
oC between 1990 and 2100. The projected increase
from 1990- 2025 and 1990-2050 is 0.4-1.1oC and 0.8
oC to 2.6
oC respectively. The projected
rate of warming is likely to be without precedent. CO2 levels are projected to range between 540
ppm to 970 ppm. Uncertainties cause a variation of about –10% to +30% (Fig.6). Hence the
total range is expected to vary from 490-1260 ppm. CO2 emissions from fossil fuels would be
the dominant factor in emission increases. The stabilization of atmospheric CO2 concentration at
450 ppm, 650 ppm or 1000 ppm world require global anthropogenic CO2 emissions to drop
below 1990 levels within (a) a few decades, (b) about a century or (c) about 2 centuries
respectively and continue to decrease steadily thereafter. The model calculations of abundances
of primary non-CO2 greenhouse gases by 2100 also vary considerably across the 6 illustrative
SRES scenarios.
1.6 Projections for future changes in precipitation and sea level
The global average precipitation is projected to increase in South and East Asia in summer, in
northern and mid latitudes in tropical Africa and Antarctica in winter and in the high latitude
regions in both summer and winter. Decreases in winter rainfall are projected in Australia,
Central America and Southern Africa in winter. It is likely, that there will be an increase in the
Asian summer monsoon precipitation variability.
The global mean sea level is projected to increase by 0.09m – 0.88m between 1990 and 2100
for the full range of SRES scenarios. The projected figures for 1990-2025 and 1990 and 2050
are 0.03-0.14m and 0.05-0.32m respectively.
1.7 Projections of extreme climate and weather events
Higher maximum temperatures, more hot days and heat waves are very likely to occur over most
land areas. Higher (increasing) minimum temperatures are very likely. The hydrological cycle
would be most intense and more intense precipitation events (increase in amplitude and
frequency of extreme precipitation events) are very likely over many areas while it is likely that
there would be increased precipitation variability of the Asian Summer monsoon.
1.8 Potential impacts of climate change on developing countries
If no climate policy interventions are implemented, future climate changes would have adverse
impacts on developing countries such as Sri Lanka. As indicated in IPCC publications, both
natural and human systems are sensitive to, and sometimes highly vulnerable to climate change.
Some of the adverse consequences of climate change in developing countries by 2025, if
climate policy interventions are not adopted, are summarized below in Table 3.
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Table 3 - Adverse consequences of climate change in developing countries by 2025 – if no action taken
Potential Impacts in 2025 if no action is taken
Physical and Human Systems
Since there is a close interrelationship between climate change
and hydrological cycle, warmer temperatures could lead to the
intensification of the hydrological cycle. These changes in turn
- would affect water supply, river runoff, ground water
recharge and storage.
- degrade water quality.
- would lead to increases in extreme hydrological events such
as floods and droughts.
- would increase the water demand from agriculture,
- power generation, domestic and industrial uses.
- sea level rise could cause increase saline intrusions into
coastal aquifers.
Biological Systems - Changes in species distributions, population sizes, timing of
reproduction or migration.
- Risks to unique and threatened systems. E.g. loss of
biodiversity; increased frequency of coral bleaching and
death ; loss of coastal wetlands; changes in terrestrial
ecosystems; loss of unique habitats;
- shifts in ranges of plant and animal species;
- increased frequency of ecosystem disturbance by fire and
insect pests.
Agriculture and food security - Adverse impacts of increased temperature on annual and
perennial crops and livestock. eg. increase in temperature
(greater than 350C for more than 1 hour) could cause
spikelet sterility in rice and reduced formation of tubers and
tuber bulking in potatoes.
- Increased demand for irrigated water in areas where rainfall
is expected to be reduced.
- Increased CO2 concentrations can stimulate crop growth and
yield but will not be able to compensate for adverse effects
of heat and drought. Further, yield gains are said to be
smaller under field conditions. Higher yields further offset
by increases in weeds and pests.
- Destruction of crops by extreme events, declining incomes
of farmers. Increases in food prices and malnutrition.
- Declines in agricultural exports, fishing and agro-based
industries.
Energy - Increased energy demand for space cooling.
- Reduced energy supply reliability of counties that are
dependent on hydro electricity and biomass.
Human settlements - Direct impacts on impacts on health, buildings and
infrastructure.
- Indirect impacts on productive capacity. The most vulnerable
settlements would be where people are heavily dependent on
natural resources or those located along the coast or in areas
subject to landslides, droughts and floods.
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Health - Increase in heat related deaths and illnesses due to exposure
to urban heat island effect.
- Loss of life, injuries and psychological trauma in cyclone,
landslide and flood affected areas.
- Adverse effects of UV-B radiation on eyes and skin.
- Expansion of areas of potential transmission of malaria,
dengue and other vector borne diseases.
- Increase in numbers affected by water borne and water
washed and respiratory diseases.
- Increase in malnutrition
Industry - Agro-based industries and the tourist industry would be
affected by electricity fluctuations and water shortages.
- Natural hazards would lead to loss of infrastructure and
access to shipments. Adapted from IPCC (2001)
1.9 Convention on Climate Change
Scientists during the 1970s warn governments that increased concentration of greenhouse gases
in our atmosphere is enhancing the natural greenhouse gas effect, causing the Earth to become
warmer if current pattern of emission of greenhouse gas continues. Fortunately, the world
community took this seriously and decided to investigate the problem and appointed the
intergovernmental negotiating body to develop an international policy instrument to address the
issue of global warming. The international negotiating body developed the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which was adopted at the Rio Summit
in 1992. It entered into force on 21 March 1994, after receiving the requisite 50 ratifications. Sri
Lanka became a party to it in 1994. The Convention now has 186 parties and is approaching
universal membership.
The objective of the UNFCC is to stabilize atmospheric green house gas concentration at a level
that will prevent dangerous human interferences with the climate system. In developing the
UNFCC it was found that there is a vast regional and country differences in the per capita
emission of greenhouse gases. When looking at the per capita emission of different countries,
the difference is sometimes 50 times higher (Table 4). Per capita CO2 emissions in metric in
1991 in Brazil 1.6, China 2.7, Czech Republic 10.9, Japan 9.0, Russian Federation 12.2,
Swaziland 0.5, India 1.0, Malaysia 5.3, UK 9.3, USA 20.5, Sri Lanka 0.11. The USA emits 25%
of total annual global emission, which is equivalent to`36% of the total emission of all
industrialized Countries. Therefore the UNFCCC was negotiated with the “Common but
differentiated responsibility” principle. This means that those countries that emit more emission
should do more than less emitting countries. Since the adoption of the UNFCCC in 1992,
parties have continued to negotiate in order to agree on decisions and conclusions that will
reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. Adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 is a landmark
event in such negotiations.
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Table 4– Per capita emission in South Asian Countries compared to USA
Country Per capita carbon emissions in
1990 1996
USA 5.18 5.37
Bangladesh 0.04 0.05
Bhutan 0.02 0.04
India 0.22 0.29
Maldives 0.19 0.31
Nepal 0.01 0.02
Pakistan 0.16 0.18
Sri Lanka 0.06 0.11
1.10 Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
strengthens the international response to climate change. Adopted by consensus at the third
session of the Conference of the Parties (COP-3) in December 1997 in Kyoto, Japan, it contains
legally binding emissions targets for 39 developed countries (Annex 1 countries) for the post-
2000 period. By arresting and reversing the upward trend in greenhouse gas emissions that
started in these countries 150 years ago (Figure 1), the Kyoto Protocol promises to move the
international community one step closer to achieving the Convention’s ultimate objective of
preventing “dangerous anthropogenic [man-made] interference with the climate system”.
Under the Kyoto Protocol, developed countries commit themselves to reducing their collective
emissions of six key greenhouse gases by at least 5.2% from their total GHG emission in 1990.
This group target will be achieved through emission cuts of 8% by most Central and East
European states and the European Union (the EU will meet its target by distributing different
rates among its member states); 7% by the US; and 6% by Canada, Hungary, Japan, and Poland.
Russia, New Zealand, and Ukraine are to stabilize their emissions, while Norway may increase
emissions by up to 1%, Australia by up to 8%, and Iceland 10%. Table 5 gives the emission
reduction targets of 39 countries.
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Table 5 – Emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol
Country Total Emissions (Gg)
1n 1990
Emission Reduction %
from total (Percentage of
base year or period)
Australia 59,200 +8
Austria 288,965 -8
Belgium 113,405 -8
Bulgaria 82,990 -8
Canada 457,441 -6
Croatia - -5
Czech Republic 169,514 -8
Denmark 52,100 -8
Estonia 37,797 -8
European Community - -8
Finland 53,900 -8
France 366,536 -8
Germany 1,012,443 -8
Greece 82,100 -8
Hungary 71,673 -6
Iceland 2,172 +10
Ireland 30,719 -8
Italy 428,941 -8
Japan 1,173,360 -8
Latvia 22,976 -8
Liechtenstein 208 -8
Lithuania - -8
Luxemburg 11,343 -8
Monaco 71 -8
Netherlands 167,600 -8
New Zealand 25,530 0
Norway 35,533 +1
Poland 414,930 -6
Portugal 42,148 -8
Romania 171,103 -8
Russian Federation 2,388,720 0
Slovakia 58,278 -8
Slovenia - -8
Spain 260,654 -8
Sweden 61,256 -8
Switzerland 43,600 -8
Ukraine 0
United Kingdom of Great Britain and 584,078 -8
Northern Ireland
United States of America 4,957,022 -7
Note: countries with – sign should reduce their emissions while countries with + sign can increase by that
percentage.
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The six gases, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons
(HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) are to be combined in a
“basket”, with reductions in individual gases translated into “CO2 equivalents” that are then
added up to produce a single figure. Each country’s emissions target must be achieved by the
period 2008-2012. It will be calculated as an average over the five years. “Demonstrable
progress” must be made by 2005. Cuts in the three most important gases – carbon dioxide
(CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) - will be measured against a base year of 1990
(with exceptions for some countries with economies in transition). Cuts in three long-lived
industrial gases – hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur
hexafluoride (SF6) - can be measured against either a 1990 or 1995 baseline. (A major group of
industrial gases, chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, are dealt with under the 1987 Montreal Protocol
on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.) There are no emission reduction commitments for
developing countries. Therefore Sri Lanka has no commitment under the Kyoto Protocol.
On 16 February 2005 the Kyoto Protocol entered into force after it receiving the threshold
number of ratifications. All member countries of European Union, Japan, Norway, Iceland,
South Africa, Brazil, India, Sri Lanka and Russia have ratified the protocol by February 2005.
The United State of America has withdrawn from the Kyoto Protocol stating that it does not
have scientific base.
1.11 Flexibility mechanism
The Kyoto protocol introduced three flexibility mechanisms for developed countries to
implement their emission reduction targets. They are Clean Development mechanism (CDM),
Joint Implementation (JI), and Emission Trading (ET).
Clean Development mechanism (CDM) is defined in the Kyoto Protocol (Article 12) as a
mechanism for North- South cooperation. The objective of the CDM is to “assist parties
included in Annex 1 in achieving compliance with their quantified emission limitations and
reduction commitments under Article 3” and to support “sustainable development” in
developing countries. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and associated carbon
trading between developed and developing countries have received great international attention
since it is the only mechanism that both developed and developing countries can participate.
Under Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol, Jointly Implemented projects that limit or reduce
emissions or enhance sinks are permitted among developed countries.
Joint Implementation (JI) would allow developed countries and their companies to cooperate
on projects that reduce GHG emissions and share the Emission Reduction Units (ERUs). Only
developed countries can implement JI projects and developing countries cannot participate.
Article 17 of the Kyoto Protocol allows developed countries (Annex B) to exchange emissions
obligations, leading to Emission Trading (ET). Emission Trading is "a market-based approach
to achieve environmental objectives that allows those reducing Green House Gas (GHG)
emissions below what is required to use or trade the excess reductions to offset emissions at
another source inside or outside the country. Trading can occur at local, international and intra -
company levels" but only developed countries can participate.
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1.12 Modalities, Rules and Guidelines for Clean Development Mechanisms
Since the adoption of Kyoto Protocol at the COP 3 held in Kyoto, Japan it took many years for
parties to develop the CDM rules and procedures to the level sufficient to implement. The rules
and procedure of the CDM have been now mostly finalized with the adoption of Marrakech
Accord, the decision 17/CP.17 by the COP 7 and the decisions of the first COP/MOP meeting,
2/CMP.1, 9/CMP.1, 11/CMP.1, 13/CMP.1, 15/CMP.1, 16/CMP.1, 19/CMP.1, 20/CMP.1,
22/CMP.1 by the COP/MOP1. Yet, there are enormous ambiguities in interpretation and lack of
clear guidance. The CDM Executive Board under the COP/MOP is continuously find solutions
to most unresolved issues.
At COP 4 held in Buenos Aires, in November 1998, Parties adopted the so-called “Buenos
Aires Plan of Action", setting out a program of work both to advance the implementation of the
Convention and to flesh out the operational details of the Kyoto Protocol particularly carbon
trading and CDM. This program of work was concluded at COP 5 held in Bonn in
October/November 1999. At COP 6 held in The Hague, November 2000, Parties were unable to
reach agreement on a package of decisions on all issues under the Buenos Aires Plan of Action
at that session mainly due to the USA withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol. Nevertheless, they
decided to meet again in a resumed session of COP 6 to try once more to resolve their
differences. At COP 6 part II (Bonn, July 2001), Parties finally succeeded in adopting the Bonn
Agreement on the Implementation of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action, registering political
agreement on key issues under the Buenos Aires Plan of Action which resolved most of the
issues on carbon trading and CDM. At the COP 7 held in Marrakech in November 2001 adopted
the Marrakech Accord Declaration which further clarified issues related to CDM and Kyoto
Protocol as a whole. The first session of the COP/MOP1 held from 28 November to 10
December 2005 by adopting decisions 2/CMP.1, 9/CMP.1, 11/CMP.1, 13/CMP.1, 15/CMP.1,
16/CMP.1, 19/CMP.1, 20/CMP.1, and 22/CMP.1 has given further guidance to implement the
CDM activities.
The Marrakech Accord agreed the CDM Project Cycle for the implementation purpose (Figure
2). The figure 3 presents the CDM project development cycle for Sri Lanka.
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Figure 2 - CDM Project Activity Cycle
1.13 Project Design
1.13.1 CDM eligibility requirements for Sri Lanka
A developing county is eligible for participation of CDM if following requirements are met:
Voluntary participation
The establishment of Designated National Authority
Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol and become a Party to the Protocol
Since all these requirements have been met Sri Lanka is eligible for participation of CDM
project activities.
Validation/registration
Monitoring
Verification/certification
Issuance
EB
DOE
Project Participants
Executive Board of
the CDM (EB)
Design Operational
Entity (DOE)
Designated
National
Authority for the
CDM
Project Participants Design
DOE
EB&
COP/MOP
An Applicant
Entity
Certified Emission Reductions
Accreditation
/designation
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Identification of a project
By the developer Identify a buyer for the
purchase of Certified Emission
Reduction
e.g. JCF, WB and others…
(optional)
Project Developer Submits
the PIN to the SLDNA/CCS
SLDNA issues the
letter of project
approval in
principle
DNA submits the PDD to
the CDM expert committee
Expert Committee selects a
suitable person for review
Expert Committee makes
recommendations to DNA
DNA submits the Experts
Committee
recommendations to the
Ministry Secretary for
approval
DNA issues the host country
approval
Project developer identifies
a Designated Operation
Entity (DOE) for validation
and registration of the
project
DOE opens the
project for
public
comments
Project Developer
incorporates the comments
from the public
DOE submits the PDD
to the UNFCCC
CDM executive board
for registration
Once registered Project
Developer identifies a DOE
for verification
UNFCCC
CDM
Executive
Board issues
the CERs
Project Developer Sells the CERs
Figure 3 CDM Project Development Process in Sri Lanka
Once approved/ project
developer prepares the PDD
and submits to the SLDNA
Once verified the DOE
provides certification report
to the CDM executive Board
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1.13.2 Project Identification
A project that should result in emission reductions or emission avoidance that would not have
happened otherwise can be eligible as CDM projects. The project that has been identified as a
CDM project should generate real, measurable and long-term climate change benefits and
should contribute to the sustainable development of the host country. Parties involved should
approve the project and credits potentially earned from 2000 onward (through 2008-2012).
1.13.3 Project Idea Note (PIN)
The first step of project design is the preparation of a Project Idea Note (PIN) or Project
Concept Note (PCN). This is the preliminary step to the Project Design Document (PDD).
Though this is not a statutory requirement most project developers prepare a concise project
idea note with two objectives. One is to make sure the project concept is eligible for a CDM
project. The other objective is to find a buyer for CERs before further investing on the project
development. The PIN can be used to market the project. Different CERs buyers use different
format for PIN preparation. The format for PINs can be obtained form the DNA and other CERs
buyers such as the World Bank and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
1.13.4 Project Design Document (PDD)
In order to get a CDM project approved and registered by the Executive Board (EB), the project
participants must prepare a Project Design Document (PDD). This is a mandatory requirement
under the UNFCCC CDM guidelines. The PDD should be prepared using the outline and format
approved by the CDM Executive Board. This format is being continuously improved and
changed so that developers should make sure to use most recent version of PDD format shown
on the CDM website of UNFCCC Secretariat (http://cdm.unfccc.int/Reference/Documents)
The table 6 presents the contents of the PDD for the small scale CDM projects according to the
recent version of the PDD guideline. For large scale CDM PDD there are two additional
annexes. The CDM Executive Board provides guidelines for completing the PDD. Separate
guidelines have been developed for completing small scale PDDs, large scale PDDs and
Afforestation and reforestation sector PDDs. While project developers themselves can prepare
PDDs using these guidelines, it is advisable to obtain the services of an experience person in
preparing PDDs.
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Table 6 -Contents of Project Design Document (CDM-SSC-PDD)
Sections
A. General description of the small-scale project activity
B. Application of a baseline methodology
C. Duration of the project activity/Crediting period
D. Application of a monitoring methodology and plan
E. Estimation of GHG emissions by sources
F. Environmental impacts
G. Stakeholders’ comments
Annex 1: Contact information on participants in the project activity
Annex 2: Information regarding public funding
The UNEP has identified several key pitfalls of PDDs that delay the process as follows:
Lack of logic and consistency in PDD
Deviations from selected calculations methodology not justified sufficiently or incorrect
formulas applied
Compliance with local legal requirements not covered sufficiently
Insufficient information on the stakeholder consultation process
Project participants not identified clearly
The modalities of communication with Executive Board in terms CERs issuance and
allocation instructions not stated clearly, or not signed by all project participants.
Insufficient description on the technology
Insufficient explanation of baseline scenario
Insufficient explanation of project additionality
Baseline information not sufficiently supported by evidence and/or not referenced
sufficiently
Major risks to the baseline not identified//described
The project boundaries not identified clearly
Project and/or crediting start date unclear
Deviations from monitoring methodology not justified sufficiently
Monitoring and project management procedures not defined
Project developers must make sure these pitfalls are addressed when developing PDDs.
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1.14 Additionally
Additionally: Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol states that projects must result in “reduction in
emissions that are additional to any that would occur in the absence of project activity”. The
CDM project must lead to real, measurable, and long-term benefits related to the mitigation of
climate change. Additional emissions reductions are calculated against the defined baseline. In
order to qualify for a CDM project, the project proponent should prove that the project is
additional to business as usual scenario. In other word, the project proponent must prove that in
the absence of CDM, the project would not have occurred. A CDM project activity is additional
if anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases by sources are reduced below those that would
have occurred in the absence of the registered CDM project activity.
At its 15th
meeting, the CDM Executive Board adopted “Tool for Demonstration of
Additionally” (Annex 3 to the report). This document was amended at the Executive Board’s
16th
meeting and further amended at its 17th
meeting. Decision 12/CP.10, Guidance relating to
the clean development mechanism points out, in paragraph 9, as indicated by the Executive
Board in paragraph 3 of the “Tool for Demonstration and assessment of Additionally” (Annex 1
of the Report of the Executive Board on its 16th
meeting), the said tool is not mandatory for
project participant. However, it is advisable to follow the latest “Tool for Demonstration and
assessment of Additionally” version 2 dated 28 November 2005. In the case of small scale
CDM projects, Attachment A to Appendix B to the simplified modalities and procedures for
small scale CDM project activities should be followed. These documents may be revised
frequently. Therefore most recent version should be downloaded from the CDM website,
www.unfccc.int/cdm.
The latest version of the “Tools for the demonstration and assessment of additionally”, version
2 dated 28 November 2005 recommends following steps to demonstrate project additionally:
Step 0 – Preliminary screening based on the starting date of the project activity
If project participants wish to have crediting period starting prior to the registration of the
project activity, the step 0 is relevant.
Step 1 – Identification of alternatives to the project activity consistence with current laws
and regulations
Sub-step 1a - Define alternatives to the project activity:
Project developer should define credible alternatives to proposed project including in situation
when a project activity is not undertaken. If there is no alternative, the project is not additional.
Sub step 1b – Enforcement of applicable laws and regulations:
The alternatives identified should comply with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Otherwise the proposed project activity is not additional.
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Step 2 - Investment analysis
This is to prove that the proposed project activity is economically or financially less attractive
than other alternatives. If at least one alternative identified is economically or financially less
attractive than the proposed project, the project is not additional.
Sub-step 2a - Determine appropriate analysis method
Simple cost analysis, investment comparison analysis, or benchmark analysis can be used.
Sub-step 2b – Option 1 - Apply simple cost analysis
If the project produces no economic benefits other than CDM related income, simple cost
analysis can be used. Otherwise other investment analysis methods should be used.
Sub-step 2b – Option II - Apply investment comparison analysis
Use appropriate financial indicators, such as Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Net Present Value
(NPV), cost-benefits ratio or unit cost of service, etc.
Sub-step 2b – Option III – Benchmark analysis
Financial indicators may be used to represent the standard returns in the market.
Sub-step 2c - Calculation and comparison of financial indicators (only applicable to option
II)
Compare other alternatives using the selected financial indicators.
Sub-step 2d - Sensitivity analysis (only applicable to option II and III)
Sensitivity analysis is undertaken to show whether the conclusion regarding the financial
attractiveness is robust to reasonable variations so that the financial argument is in favor of
additionality.
Step 3 – Barrier analysis
This step demonstrates that the project faces some barriers and these barriers do not prevent
other alternatives.
Sub-step 3a - Identify barriers that would prevent the implementation of type of the
proposed project activity:
This includes investment barriers, technology barriers, etc. that prevent the proposed project.
Sub–step 3b – Demonstration that the identified barriers would not prevent the
implementation of alternatives
Above barriers to the project should not prevent at least one alternative identified.
Step 4 – Common practice analysis
This is a credibility check to complement investment analysis through investigating whether
similar project are common in the country or in the region.
Sub-step 4a – Analyze other activities similar to the proposed project activity
This should provide an analysis of any other activities implemented previously or currently that
are similar to the proposed project activity.
Sub-step 4b – Discuss any similar options that are occurring
If similar activities are common in the area how the proposed project faces barriers.
Step 5 – Impacts of CDM registration
This step demonstrates how by registering this project as a CDM project can remove the
barriers proposed above.
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1.15 Sustainable development criteria
The Kyoto Protocol specifies that the purpose of the CDM is to assist developing countries in
achieving sustainable development. The Protocol does not provide a guideline to define
sustainable development. It is up to the developing countries to determine their own criteria and
assessment process for sustainable development. In general many countries use three main
criteria for defining sustainable development: Social criteria, Economic criteria and
Environmental criteria. The criteria approved by the government of Sri Lanka can be obtained
from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources which is the DNA.
1.16 Baseline scenario
The baseline for a CDM project activity is the scenario that reasonably represents the
anthropogenic emissions by sources of greenhouse gases that would occur in the absence of the
proposed project activity. A baseline shall cover emissions from all gases, sectors and source
categories listed in Annex A within the project boundary. A baseline shall be deemed to
reasonably represent the anthropogenic emissions by sources that would occur in the absence of
the proposed project activity if it is derived using a baseline methodology referred to in
paragraphs 37 and 38 of the CDM modalities and procedures (17/CP.7). Simplified baseline
scenarios for a small-scale CDM project activity has been specified in Appendix B to the
simplified modalities and procedures for small scale CDM project activities.
A baseline shall be established: (a) By project participants in accordance with provisions for the
use of approved and new methodologies, contained in decision 17/CP.7; (b) In a transparent and
conservative manner regarding the choice of approaches, assumptions, methodologies,
parameters, data sources, key factors and additionally, and taking into account uncertainty; (c)
On a project-specific basis; (d) In the case of small-scale CDM project activities which meet the
criteria specified in decision 17/CP.7 and relevant decisions by the COP/MOP, in accordance
with simplified procedures developed for such activities; and (e) Taking into account relevant
national and/or sectoral policies and circumstances, such as sectoral reform initiatives, local fuel
availability, power sector expansion plans, and the economic situation in the project sector.
1.17 Baseline approach
The baseline may include a scenario where future anthropogenic emissions by sources are
projected to rise above current levels, due to the specific circumstances of the host Party. The
baseline approach shall be defined in a way that CERs cannot be earned for decreases in activity
levels outside the project activity or due to force majeure. A baseline approach is the basis for a
baseline methodology. In choosing a baseline methodology for a project activity, project
participants shall select from the following approaches as identified in sub-paragraph 48 (a) to
(c) of the modalities and procedures of CDM, the one deemed most appropriate for the project
activity, taking into account any guidance by the executive board, and justify the
appropriateness of their choice: (a) Existing actual or historical emissions, as applicable; or (b)
Emissions from a technology that represents an economically attractive course of action, taking
into account barriers to investment; or (c) The average emissions of similar project activities
undertaken in the previous five years, in similar social, economic, environmental and
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technological circumstances, and whose performance is among the top 20 per cent of their
category.
1.18 Baseline methodology
A methodology is an application of an approach as defined in paragraph 48 of the CDM
modalities and procedures, to an individual project activity. In developing a new methodology,
the first step is to identify the most appropriate approach for the project activity and then
applicable methodology.
Project baselines are described as the amount of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions (or
sequestration) in a given time and a place, in absence of CDM/ JI project, against which the
emission reduction (or GHG sink) benefits achieved by the project would be measured.
The major practical challenge associated with baseline determination is the hypothetical nature
of the baseline and some unavoidable uncertainties associated with it. Any emission reduction
(due to a CDM project) should be “additional” to those that would occur in the entire economy,
in the absence of the project (i.e. “Emissions Additionality” or “Environmental Additionality”).
A primary challenge under the environmental additionality requirement is to consider the
indirect emission effects of a specific CDM/JI investment of project, such as leakage. Therefore
CDM/JI projects needs to identify suitable system boundaries within which all direct GHG
emissions both in the CDM project and baseline case should be measured and direct leakage
should be avoided.
1.19 Baseline for small-scale CDM project activities
A small-scale CDM project can use the approved baseline methodology by the Executive Board
and included in an indicative list of simplified baseline and monitoring methodologies for
selected small-scale CDM project activity categories. The list of approved methodologies is
contained in the Appendix B to the simplified modalities and procedures for small-scale CDM
project activities (Table 7). This can be found at the website
(http:/cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/SSCmethodologies/approved).
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Table 7 - Approved small scale methodologies
Reference Methodologies Title
(including baseline and monitoring methodologies) Sectoral Scope
AMS-I.A. Electricity generation by the user 1
AMS-I.B. Mechanical energy for the user 1
AMS-I.C. Thermal energy for the user 1
AMS-I.D. Grid connected renewable electricity generation 1
AMS-II.A. Supply side energy efficiency improvements – transmission and
distribution
2
AMS-II.B. Supply side energy efficiency improvements – generation 1
AMS-II.C. Demand-side energy efficiency programs for specific
technologies
3
AMS-II.D. Energy efficiency and fuel switching measures for industrial
facilities
4
AMS-II.E. Energy efficiency and fuel switching measures for buildings 3
AMS-II.F. Energy efficiency and fuel switching measures for agricultural
facilities and activities
3
AMS-III.A. Agriculture
AMS-III.B. Switching fossil fuels 1
AMS-III.C. Emission reductions by low-greenhouse gas emitting vehicles 7
AMS-III.D. Methane recovery in agricultural and agro industrial activities 10 , 13
AMS-III.E. Avoidance of methane production from biomass decay through
controlled combustion
13 , 15
AMS-III.F. Avoidance of methane production from biomass decay through
composting
13
AMS-III.G. Landfill methane recovery 13
AMS-III.H. Methane recovery in wastewater treatment 13 , 15
AMS-III.I. Avoidance of methane production in wastewater treatment
through replacement of anaerobic lagoons by aerobic systems
13 , 15
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1.20 Crediting period
The crediting period is the period for which the credits for emission reductions are expected.
Project participants shall select a crediting period for a proposed project activity from one of the
following alternative approaches: (a) A maximum of seven years which may be renewed at
most two times, provided that, for each renewal, a designated operational entity determines and
informs the Executive Board that the original project baseline is still valid or has been updated
taking account of new data where applicable; or (b) A maximum of ten years with no option of
renewal.
1.21 Leakage
Reductions in anthropogenic emissions by sources shall be adjusted for leakage in accordance
with the monitoring and verification. Leakage is defined as the net change of anthropogenic
emissions by sources of greenhouse gases which occurs outside the project boundary, and which
is measurable and attributable to the CDM project activity. For example, if a project displaces a
group of people who started to cut forest elsewhere, this increases GHG emissions. Though this
forest clearance is not a part of the project activity, it is an indirect outcome of the project.
Therefore these type of indirect impacts should be estimated as leakages. Leakage should be
added to the project emissions.
1.22 Validation
Validation is the process of independent evaluation of a project activity by a designated
operational entity (OE) against the requirement of the CDM as set out in decision 17/CP.7, the
CDM modalities and procedures and relevant decisions of the COP/MOP, on the basis of the
project design document. Independent Operational Entity (OE) validates the PDD and will issue
a letter to the CDM executive board certifying that t the project meet the requirement of CDM.
Written confirmation from each national authority should be obtained before validating a
project. The operational entity will make the project documents publicly available for public
comments for a period of 30 days. After 30-day posting for public comments OE makes a
decision on validation, and submits a report to the Executive Board, requesting validation and
registration of the project.
1.23 Registration
Registration is the formal acceptance by the Executive Board of a validated project activity as a
CDM project activity. Validation is a prerequisite for the registration. Registration by the
Executive Board will be completed in 8 weeks after receiving the validation report and
registration request from OE. If there is an objection or clarification raised by a member this can
delay. Registration is the prerequisite for the verification, certification and issuance of CERs
related to that project activity. A registration fee should be paid at the time of registration as a
share of proceeds to cover administrative expenses (SOP- Admin) of clean development
mechanism. This is equivalent to USD 0.10 per certified emission reduction issued for the first
15,000 tones of CO2 equivalent in a given calendar year. USD 0.20 per certified emission
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reduction issued for any amount in excess of 15,000 tones of CO2 equivalent in a given calendar
year. However, the maximum registration fee payable based on this calculation shall be USD
350,000. No registration fee has to be paid for CDM project activities with expected average
annual emission reduction over the crediting period below 15,000 t CO2 equivalent.
1.24 Verification
Verification is periodic independent review by OE of monitored reductions in emissions. After
the emission reduction has taken place, the OE inspects and verifies how much emissions have
been actually reduced. Operational entity should provide verification report to project
participants, Parties involved, and Executive Board.
1.25 Certification
Having verified the emission reductions, Operational Entity provides certification report to
Executive Board, requesting issuance of Certified Emission Reduction (CERs). Within 30 days,
Executive Board informs project participants of its decision regarding issuance of CERs. Based
on certification report of the OE, the Executive Board issues the CERs.
1.26 Monitoring and Verification Plan
CDM project proponent must develop a plan to measure emissions within the project boundary
and a plan to measure emissions outside the project boundary that are significant and reasonably
attributable to the project activity. These monitoring plans must be approved by CDM
Executive Board. The OE uses the information in the monitoring pan for verification of
emission reductions.
1.27 Designated operational entity
The Designated Operation Entity (DOE) is an independent agency accredited by the Executive
Board for independent validation, verification and certification of CDM projects. The DOE are
accredited to validate or verify CDM projects in 15 sectoral scopes. A DOE can be accredited
for one or several scopes or specific to a particular region depending on its technical capability.
The table 8 presents the list of DOEs accredited and their sectoral scopes.
The designated operational entity selected by project participants to validate a project activity,
being under a contractual arrangement with them, shall review the project design document and
any supporting documentation to confirm that the following requirements have been met: The
baseline and monitoring methodologies comply with requirements pertaining to: (i)
Methodologies previously approved by the executive board; or (ii) Modalities and procedures
for establishing a new methodology. If the designated operational entity determines that the
project activity intends to use a new baseline or monitoring methodology, it shall, prior to a
submission for registration of this project activity, forward the proposed methodology together
with the draft project design document, including a description of the project and identification
of the project participants to the Executive Board for review. The Executive Board shall
expeditiously, if possible at its next meeting but not later than four months, review the proposed
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new methodology in accordance with the modalities and procedures of the present annex. Once
approved by the Executive Board it shall make the approved methodology publicly available
along with any relevant guidance and the Designated Operational Entity may proceed with the
validation of the project activity and submit the project design document for registration. In the
event that the COP/MOP requests the revision of an approved methodology, no CDM project
activity may use this methodology. The project participants shall revise the methodology, as
appropriate, taking into consideration any guidance received.
Table 8 – List of Designated Operation Entity and their Sectoral Scope
Ref. Number Entity Name (short name) Sectoral scopes for
validation
Sectoral scopes
for verification
and certification
E-0001 Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10,
11, 12, 13
E-0002 JACO CDM.,LTD (JACO) 1, 2, 3
E-0003 Det Norske Veritas Certification Ltd. (DNVcert) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 15
E-0005 TUV Industrie Service GmbH TUV SUD
GRUPPE (TUV Industrie Service GmbH TUV)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
10, 11, 12, 13, 15
E-0006 Tohmatsu Evaluation and Certification
Organization Co., Ltd. (TECO) 1, 2, 3
E-0007 Japan Consulting Institute (JCI) 1, 2, 13
E-0009 Bureau Veritas Quality International Holding
S.A. (BVQI Holding S.A.)
1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3
E-0010 SGS United Kingdom Ltd. (SGS) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10,
11, 12, 13, 15
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
10, 11, 12, 13, 15
E-0011 The Korea Energy Management Corporation
(KEMCO)
1
E-0013 TÜV Industrie Service GmbH, TÜV Rheinland
Group (TÜV Rheinland)
1, 2, 3, 13
E-0014 KPMG Sustainability B.V. (KPMG) 1, 2, 3
E-0018 British Standards Institution (BSI) 1, 2, 3
E-0021 Spanish Association for Standardisation and
Certification (AENOR)
1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3
E-0022 TÜV NORD CERT GmbH (RWTUV) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10,
11, 12, 13
1, 2, 3
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E-0025 Korean Foundation for Quality (KFQ)
1, 2, 3
E-0029 PricewaterhouseCoopers - South Africa (PwC) 1, 2, 3
1.28 CDM in forestry sector
Forest sector accounts for 20% of the global CO2 emissions at 1.6 GtC annually. Therefore
Land Use Land Use Changes and Forestry (LULUCF) sector has potential to mitigate 2 GtC per
year. However, only afforestation and reforestation projects are eligible for CDM according to
Bonn Agreement. Marrakesh Accord sets limits on CERs from Afforestation and Reforestation
activities at 1% of the base year emission of the Party times five. So far only 4% of total CERs
are coming from LULUCF sector. Most of the LULUCF projects are outside the Kyoto
mechanism.
1.28.1 Afforestation
Direct human induce conversion of land that has not been forested for a period of at least 50
years to forested land through planting, seeding and/or the human induced promotion of natural
seed sources.
1.28.2 Reforestation
Direct human induced conversion of non-forested land to forested land through planting,
seeding or human induced promotion of natural seed sources on land that was forested but that
has been converted to non-forested land prior to 31st December 1989. For the first commitment
period (2008 –2012), reforestation activities will be limited to reforestation occurring on those
lands that did not contain forest on 31st December 1989.
1.28.3 Non-permanence
Forestry CDM project should address the issue of non-permanence. This means that forest
absorbs carbon temporarily. Once forest is destroyed the carbon will be released to the
atmosphere. In order to address the non-permanence issue, system of temporary Certified
Emission Reductions tCERs and long-term Certified Emission Reductions (lCERs) have been
introduced.
1.28.4 Eligible forest CDM Projects under Bonn Agreement
Establishment of woodlots on communal lands.
Reforestation of marginal areas with native species eg: riverine areas, steep slopes,
around and between existing forest fragments (Through planting and natural
regeneration).
New large-scale, industrial plantations.
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Establishment of biomass plantations for energy production and the substitution of
fossil fuels.
Small-scale plantations by landowners
Introduction of trees in to existing agricultural systems (agroforestry).
Rehabilitation of degraded areas through tree planting or assisted natural
regeneration.
1.28.5 Major decisions in the Marrakech Accords related to CDM
Fungibility, allowing emissions units under all three mechanisms to be treated
equally. This allows for a more liquid market in emissions units, making it more
viable and enhancing opportunities for cost-effectiveness.
Creation of a new removal unit (RMU) to represent sinks credits (including through
JI). RMUs can be used only to meet a party’s emissions target in the commitment
period in which they are generated. They cannot be banked for future commitment
period.
Banking on any remaining emissions allowances beyond those needed to meet a
party’s target is permitted. Banking of credits generated under CDM or JI is limited
to 2.5% of a party’s initial assigned amount.
Unilateral CDM is allowed, enabling developing countries to undertake CDM
Projects without an Annex I partner and market the resulting emissions credits in the
world market.
Annex I parties that cannot meet the Protocol’s inventory requirements can still host
JI projects through a project design and approval process similar to the CDM.
The CDM Executive Board is authorized to approve methodologies for baselines,
monitoring plans and project boundaries; accredit operational entities; and develop
and maintain the CDM registry. The COP/MOP will oversee rules of procedure for
the executive board; accreditation standards for, and designation of, operational
entities; and a review of regional/sub-regional distribution of CDM project activities.
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CHAPTER 2 - REVIEW THE INTERNATIONAL CARBON MARKET
AND PROGRESS OF VARIOUS FLEXIBLE MECHANISMS UNDER
KYOTO PROTOCOL TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC NICHES FOR SRI
LANKA
The Kyoto Protocol has been designed to reduce combined GHG emissions by 5.2 % below
1990 levels in the commitment period 2008-2012. This has created the demand for total GHG
reductions up to 5.0 to 5.5 billion CO2e. Thirty eight developed countries and countries in
economies in transition have agreed to make these reductions.
The regulatory framework of the carbon market has established considerably with the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol on February 16, 2005. With the registration of more than 300 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects by the CDM Executive Board, the approval of climate mitigation plans in Japan and Canada, and the allocation plans under the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) for the 2008-2012 period, the very existence of policies constraining GHG emissions up to 2012 is no longer in doubt. The CDM market is now certain. However, there is still uncertainty regarding the size of the market which is decided by the marginal abatement cost (MAC) of emission reduction.
2.1 Economic Theories of flexibility mechanisms
Emission trading is possible because the marginal Green House Gas abatement cost (MAC)
varies from one country to another and one region to another this means that emission trading
cannot be implemented if MAC of all polluting firms were equal. If a country A is required to
abate emission by law, it can either abate emission itself or purchase emission abatement from
country B whose MAC is lower than firm A. This provides the least cost option to produce
emission abatement for the world as a whole.
When a product (e.g. electricity) is supplied at least cost by a given technical option (e.g. coal
based power generation) which emit GHGs, then the replacement of this option to supply the
same quality of electricity by another option (e.g. natural gas based power generation) that emit
less GHG will involve extra cost. Since both technical options produce same quantity of
electricity, the difference between the quantity of GHG emitted by the coal based option and the
quantity emitted by the gas based option (abatement option) is the quantity of abatement
produced. The difference in the MACs of two options is the marginal abatement cost of GHG
abatement, and it is expressed in terms of Rupees per tone of emission abated.
There are instances where GHG abatement can be undertaken at negative cost, for example
incandescent bulbs due to technological efficiency. This improved systematic efficiency of two
commodities can be used to produce GHG abatement. This would result in GHG abatement at
negative cost, because the abatement option can be profitable to undertake without considering
the GHG abatement released. In the figure 4, the supply curve SO – S’O illustrates the negative
cost abatement options.
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It is also possible to undertake GHG abatement taking the advantage of regional cost
differences. For example GHG abatement may be undertaken in Sri Lanka at cheaper rate than
in United States even using same technology.
2.1.1 Marginal abatement costs (MAC)
If we take the world situation, there are negative GHG cost abatement options and positive
GHG cost abatement options. The demand and supply of GHG under negative and positive cost
options are different. When the GHG abatement requirement increases, the negative cost
options can be expected to exhaust first, then other positive cost option in order of increasing
marginal abatement cost. Then the marginal abatement cost curve shift to the left (Figure 1).
Similarly low cost region draws higher GHG abatement activities than high cost regions. In all
these situations MAC plays a significant role. Figure 1 illustrates that if abatement is not done
today and keep those options for future abatement the MAC curve will shift to right. This may
So
O
So D QT
Q’’T
B
A’
C PT
PO
ST
Q’T
S’T S’’O
Q
P
Country’s supply curve in period T if it has sold QT in period O.
Country’s supply curve in period O, and also period T if it does not sell QT in period O.
QT-”expected” abatement commitment period T
O-No commitment period in initial period O
PO-actual world market price for –C in period O
PT-expected world market price for – C in period T
Figure 3 - Abatement cost emission reduction in different time period
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increase the over all cost in the future. Table 9 presents some abatement cost estimates of
selected power sector CDM projects.
Table 9 - Marginal abatement costs estimates of selected power projects
Country/Region Candidate
CDM Projects
Increase in
abatement
cost
(106US$)
Marginal
abatement
cost
(US$/tonne)
Emission reduction
CO2 (106
tons)
SO2
(103 tons)
NOX
(103 tons)
Indonesia Geothermal
Solar PV
27.0 106.0 21.1
60.0
15.7
20.6
-5.1
-18.0
0.1
0.03
NERB-India BIGCC Solar
PV
1,884.6
-254
346.3
1336.1
55.5
13.5
26.4
-21.8
47.9
25.4
Sri Lanka IGCC PFBC
CC-LNG
Wind Dendro
63.0
39.9
149.9
78.8
88.5
303.0
422.0
112.0
133.0
176.0
2.0
0.8
15.3
5.9
6.2
48.7
42.8
68.4
12.0
11.9
164.2
167.5
145.0
180.9
181.1
Thailand IGCC PFBC
BIGCC Mini-
hydro
35.0
77.0
137.0
-23.0
44.8
368.1
11.0
8.0
10.0
4.0
101.0
12.0
224.0
140.0
868.0
172.0
73.0
53.0
159.0
17.0
Vietnam PFBC
Hydro
Geothermal
288.8
23.2
33.5
18.0 339.0
268.8
12.2
10.3
1.3
6.0
9.0
0.0
36.0
35.0
5.0
Vietnam IGCC
CFBC Wind
Geothermal
78.5
52.3
87.7
61.7
59.0
57.2
41.4 18.0
9.2
6.1
10.4
19.6
184.7
183.1
75.3
140.0
42.0
30.7
22.9
42.4
Solar PV 94.8 43.6 10.2 73.1 22.7
Source: ARRPEC 2002
2.1.2 CDM transaction costs
CDM projects incur relatively large fixed transaction costs prior to registration. This means that projects must be relatively large to be economically viable. Analytical studies suggest a minimum project size of 50,000 tCO2eq per year. It has been suggested that the minimum size should be about 100, 000 tCO2e per year. The average size of existing and identified projects is over 150,000 tCO2e per year. The minimum size of an economically viable project may decline over time as more approved baseline and monitoring methodologies become available. Those methodologies will reduce the fixed component for the transaction costs. However, the minimum size is likely to remain above 50, 000 tCO2e per year for regular CDM projects.
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The simplified methodologies adopted by the Executive Board for small-scale CDM projects may reduce the transaction costs for those projects enough to make such projects economically viable. Small-scale CDM projects are likely to have annual emission reductions of less than 50, 000 tCO2e. At present there is no information on the potential number of small-scale projects nor on the aggregate emission reductions might those projects achieve.
The market rates of the fees charged by the CDM facilitators are as follows:
Baseline Study - US $ 18,000 – 23,000
Monitoring plan - US $ 7,000 – 15,000
Validation - US $ 15,000 – 30,000
Legal and contractual agreement - US $ 23,000 – 38,000
Verification - US $ 7,000 per audit
Source: UNEP (2003)
2.1.3 Prices of CERs
The viability of small scale project therefore depends on the prices of CERs (figure 5 and 6).
Figure 4 - Prices of emissions reductions ( Jan 2005 – March 2006)
Source:
Source: The World Bank
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20
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US$ per tCO2e
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Figure 5 - Increase of Traded emission reductions and prices
Source: The World Bank
2.1.4 Impacts of CDM on project IRR
The impacts of CERs revenue on the total project investment vary by project types. Table 10
presents the results of sensitivity analysis of the contribution of CERs revenues.
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Table 10 - Summary Sensitivity Analysis - Incremental IRR Results – Contribution of Carbon Finance
Sector
Impact (% ) Price = $6.5/ton CO2e CF Impact
(% range) Purchase 7y Purchase 10y Purchase 14y Purchase 21y
Landfill
5.5 – 46.8% 13.9 - 48.8 17.6 - 49.3 20.3 - 49.3 5.5 - 50
CH4 from coal 7.6 9.7 10.8 11.5 7 - 12
Bio mass
1.9 – 3.5 2.3 – 5.1 2.6 – 6.3 2.9 – 7.1 2 – 8
Forestry
0.4 – 4.6 0.9 – 5.7 1.7 – 6.3 2.6 – 6.8 0.5 - 7
Renewable
Energy
0.2 – 1.7 0.3 – 2.2 0.5 – 2.6 0.6 – 2.9 0.2 - 3
District
Heating
0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 - 1
2.2 Global carbon market potential under the Kyoto Protocol
A review of National Communications submitted by Annex I countries indicates that the total
demand for Annex I countries is 846 MtCO2eq per year, with an uncertainly range of 415 –
1,250 MtCO2eq per year (Grubb et al. 2003). According to this analysis, the supply potential
for hot air and joint implementation emission reduction units has been estimated to range from
365 – 1,070 MtCO2eq per year. Based on these results, the global CDM market potential can be
estimated to be between 50 MtCO2eq and 180 MtCO2eq per year.
According to some analysis, the entire Annex I demand could be met from the Hot air (surplus
GHG offsets) from Russia and Eastern European Countries. However, of the total of 127.2
MtCO2eq transacted in 2004, 82 MtCO2eq were from CDM, which have been contracted at a
weighted average price of 4.2 euros per tCO2eq.
The estimated market potential of the CDM is a demand for CERs in 2010 of 250 MtC02e
(range 50 to 500 MtC02e) at a price of $11.00 ItC02e (range ± 50%). This represents a total
demand of 1,250 MtC02e by 2012. The minimum demand by industry in Europe and the
planned purchases by governments yield an annual demand of at least 100 MtC02e for CERs
and ERUs. The median demand by industry in Europe combined with estimated government
purchases by Annex B governments yields a potential demand for CERs and ERUs of roughly
230 MtC02e in 2010.
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The market for project-based ERs is still growing steadily: 107 million metric tons of
carbon dioxide equivalent (tC02e) have been exchanged through projects in 2004, a 38%
increase relative to 2003 (78 mtC02e). We estimate that the volume exchanged so far in
2005 (January to April) is 43 MtC02e, most of which under either Joint Implementation
(JI) or the CDM. In the past 12 months, the number of JI and CDM projects under
development has also increased substantially, with notably a large supply of unilateral
CDM projects.
2.2.2 CERs buyers
New buyers of emission reduction have emerged. Private and public entities in Europe
now represent 60% of the volume of ERs purchased through project-based transactions
(Jan. 2004 to April 2005), against 21 % for private and public entities in Japan and 4% for
private entities in Canada. The figure 7 illustrates the market share by buyers in 2005.
Figure 6 - Market share by buyers in 2005 (374.3 MtCO2e)
UK15%
Europe-Baltic Sea8%
Canada1%
USA1%
Australia1%
New Zealand2%
Japan46%
Unsp.2%
Italy1%
Spain6%
Netherlands10%
Other Europe7%
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2.2.2 CERs sellers
The geographic distribution of the estimated CDM potential is similar to the distribution of
projected energy investment to 2010, projected energy-related CO2 emissions in 2010 and
projected growth of energy-related CO2 emissions between 2000 and 2010. But it differs
somewhat from the historic patterns of foreign direct investment (FDI) and official development
assistance (ODA).
Latin America currently has more CDM project activity relative to its estimated potential than
any other region, consistent with the pattern of FDI. Project activity relative to estimated CDM
potential is low in all other regions. Due to its large share of the global CDM potential, the scale
of CDM activity in Asia, and in particular China, could have a substantial impact on the total
supply of CERs (figure 8).
Annual emission reductions in 2010 of 400 MtC02e would require an annual investment of
about $10 billion. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries averaged $140
billion per year during 1997-2002 and often varied by more than $10 billion from one year to
the next. The projected energy investment required for developing countries between 2001 and
2010 is $192 billion per year.
The supply of emission reductions has remained heavily concentrated in a few countries:
notably India (by far the largest supplier of project-based ERs on the market), Brazil and
Chile. Apart from a few small-scale deals, poorer or smaller countries have seen limited
activity since January 2004. As at 12 September 2006, the expected CERs form registered
projects during the first commitment period is 82 MtCO2eq (UNFCCC CDM website).
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Figure 7 - Market share by seller in 2005
2.2.3 CDM projects registered up to September 2006
Up to September 2006, 306 CDM projects have been registered which are expected to reduce
570 M t/CO2 e. So far, 15.4 t/CO2 e CERs have been issued. Table 11 presents the distribution of
registered CDM projects by countries.
Table 11 -Expected annual CERs from registered projects by host country as at 12/09/2006
Country Average Annual Reductions t/CO2 e
Argentina 1,765,007
Armenia 197,832
Bangladesh 169,259
Bhutan 524
Bolivia 82,680
Brazil 14,163,224
Cambodia 51,620
Brazil
9%
Unsp.
1%Africa
2%
India
3%
R. of Asia
2%
EU-15
0%
China
67%
EIT
3%Australia/NZ
3%
USA&Canada
2%
R. of Latin America
8%
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Chile 2,183,123
China 36,665,416
Colombia 66,180
Costa Rica 162,515
Ecuador 258,261
El Salvador 360,268
Fiji 24,928
Guatemala 142,245
Honduras 205,251
India 10,566,516
Indonesia 271,938
Israel 93,452
Jamaica 52,540
Malaysia 1,615,972
Mexico 4,003,888
Mongolia 11,904
Morocco 223,313
Nepal 93,883
Nicaragua 336,723
Panama 60,343
Papua New Guinea 278,904
Peru 199,265
Philippines 56,788
Republic of Korea 11,075,612
Republic of Moldova 47,343
South Africa 25,739
Sri Lanka 104,130
Viet Nam 681,306
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2.2.4 Sector distribution of CDM projects
HFC23 destruction is still the dominant type of emission reduction projects in terms of
volumes supplied (25% from January 2004 to April 2005). Projects capturing methane and
N2O from animal waste now rank second (18%), ahead of hydro, biomass energy and
landfill gas capture (about 11 % each). Projects abating non-CO2 emissions account for
more than half of the total volume supplied, while traditional energy efficiency or fuel
switching projects, which were initially expected to represent the bulk of the CDM,
account for less than 5%.
Due to the heterogeneity of the underlying projects and contracts terms, the spread of
prices of project-based emission reductions at any given time is very large. The whole
spread has also moved substantially upward since last year's report.
Certified Emission Reductions have traded between $3 and $7.15/tCO,e over the same
period of time, with a weighted average of $5.63/tCOze. The decline of the dollar relative
to the Euro can explain only part of the observed increase relative to last year
The large projects that account for most of the potential CDM supply have a lead time of four or
five years. Thus new project ideas initiated now would only yield emission reductions after
2007. This means that emission reductions beyond those from currently identified projects
depend heavily on new project ideas initiated now and implemented during 2008-2012. That
could lead to a significant acceleration in the flow of new projects in 2008, which could strain
the capacity of the designated operational entities and the Executive Board.
The project types that have an average size sufficiently large to be economically viable account
for most of the CDM potential. These project types include: energy efficiency measures in the
residential, commercial and institutional sectors; energy efficiency in industry; landfill gas
capture and utilization; methane reductions in the oil and gas industry; renewable electricity
generation; and afforestation and reforestation. Other project types, such as recovery of coal-bed
methane and reduction/destruction of non-methane GHGs, appear to be economically viable,
but do not represent a large share of the total potential.
At present energy efficiency projects are under-represented relative to their estimated potential.
This suggests the existence of factors, such as high administrative costs or other barriers that are
not fully reflected in analyses of the achievable potential for these projects. On the other hand,
renewable electricity generation and projects that involve non-CO2 gases, such as methane, are
over-represented. The higher global warming potential values of nonCO2 projects tend to
improve the project economics.
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Figures 9 and 10 illustrate the sectoral distribution of CDM projects registered with the CDM
executive board. The energy sector has contributed to 50% of the projects.
Figure 8 - Sector distribution of CDM projects
Figure 9 - Sector distribution of registered projects by scope
Energy
(RE/NRE)
50%
Agriculture
16%
Waste
24%
Industry
10%
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2.3 Impacts of emissions trading on CDM
Emission Trading (ET), although it is described under a separate Article (Article 17) in the
Kyoto Protocol, is closely linked with the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint
Implementation (JI), the two project-based mechanisms adopted by the Kyoto Protocol to the
UNFCCC. Therefore the global potential of Emission Trading is also related to the potential of
implementation of CDM and JI, which are the important flexible mechanisms in achieving the
common goal of the UNFCCC.
Size of the potential market for the three flexibility mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol
during the first commitment period 2008-2012, both on demand side and supply side has been
estimated. Annex 1 countries must reduce GHG emissions about 620.6 MtC in 2010, in order to
meet the Kyoto targets. This will take place domestically, through emission trading, JI with
other Annex 1 countries, and acquisition of certified CDM credits from non-Annex 1 countries.
For countries whose Kyoto targets are higher than the anticipated emissions, even in the
absence of any limitation, they will have surplus assigned amounts of 105 MtC available for
sale.
Because energy efficiency in countries with economies in transition is very low in comparison
to OECD countries, in addition to the supply of hot air, these countries could make 25% of their
projected baseline emissions in 2010 available for sale through improving energy efficiency.
This will lead to a supply of 348 MtC. Projected baseline emissions of the developing countries
will be 4,000 MtC in 2010, and CDM credits will be 800 MtC (Zhang draft report, 1999). By
adding the supply from each mechanism, the aggregate potential supply for GHG offsets is
estimated to be 1,253 MtC, which is substantially larger than the estimated aggregated demand
of 620.6 MtC. The price of a carbon ton and total demand and supply will be highly uncertain
and difficult estimate.
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CHAPTER 3 - OVER ALL SRI LANKAN CDM OPPORTUNITIES AND
POTENTIAL
3.1 National Potential of CDM
The developmental sectors that emit most of CO2 include industrial, power, transport, and
agriculture sectors. Potential CDM projects that can lead to emission trading can be projects
that involve CO2 emission avoidance and those with emission sinks. Therefore the Forestry
sector and Power sector, agriculture, waste, and transport sector were identified as the potential
sectors in Sri Lanka for carbon emission trading. In general energy sector has been identified as
key sector for CDM projects in Sri Lanka. Projected electricity demand in 2010 – 18,800 GWh
and additional energy requirement is13,200 GWh . Some of these energy may be produced as
CDM projects. The studies suggest that the abatement cost of green house gas under CDM
projects in Sri Lanka is very high in case of solar and wind options as green house gas
abatement alternatives, so that they are not viable as CDM projects (Batagoda et al. 1999).
However other renewable energy options such as hydro, and biomass power projects are viable
as CDM project.
The country’s existing 1.7 million hectares of scrub and chena lands in the country can be used
for reforestation or energy plantations as CDM project. The study revealed (Batagoda et al.
1999) that if 10% of the available open land area is reforested as CDM projects, Sri Lanka can
earn Rs. 5740 per tonne of carbon.
In the field of Energy, the report prepared by Nexus for the Ministry of Power and Energy in
April 2004 summarizes the scope for renewable energy in Sri Lanka. Table 12 provides a
summary of the potential for CDM projects by sector, described in the following sections.
Table 12 -Summary of National CDM Potential by Sector (Not Necessarily by 2012)
Sector Annual Energy
Reduction/Substitution
potential/ year
Annual CO2
Reduction Potential
tons CO2/year
Hydro Power 250 MW (35% p.f.) 613,200 tCO2/y
Wind 480 MW (20% p.f.) 672,768 tCO2/y
Solar PV 0 0
Biomass (Grid Power) 300 MW (80% p.f.) 1,680,000 tCO2/y
Biomass (Industrial
Heat)
162 toe 512,000 tCO2/y
Biomass (Absorption
Refrigeration)
100 MW (60% p.f.) 400,000 tCO2/y
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Energy Conservation:
Electricity (Industry)
20,400 toe 64,700 tCO2/y
Energy Conservation:
Petroleum (Industry)
36,000 toe 113,800 tCO2/y
Transport 206,000 toe 600,000 tCO2/y
Agro Residue-Rice Husk 20 MW (80% p.f.) 112,000 tCO2/y
Agro Residue-Sawdust 20 MW (80% p.f.) 112,000 tCO2/y
Municipal Solid Waste
Forestry 52,000 ha 520000 tCO2/y
Note: p.f. (plant factor). Total number of hours in a year is 8,760 hours; therefore if a 1 kW
plant operates on 100% p.f. it would generate 8,760 kWh. If it operates at x% it would generate
x% of 8,760 for each kW of capacity.
3.2 Hydro Power (Mini and Micro-hydro)
The Ceylon Electricity Board considers all hydro power projects above 10 MW as Conventional
Hydro Power (large hydro). All such projects, including the Upper Kotmale Project, totalling
411 MW in capacity and with annual average energy potential of 1,434 GWh/y have been
included in the Long Term Generation Plan 2005-2019 prepared by the CEB in November
2004. Conventional Hydro Power plants, being part of the National Baseline Generation Plan
and being financially viable on their own without any additional financial inputs, do not qualify
for CDM benefits due to “additionality”.
The Upper Kotmale project could fulfill the “additionality” condition due to the fact that it took
many years to finalize the project due to concerns raised by stakeholders in the vicinity of the
power project. In fact, some groups are still protesting and attempting to prevent the start of the
project. A CDM project for this power project could be formulated on the condition that the
bulk of the CDM monetary benefits are used to socially develop the stakeholders living in the
vicinity of the project.
The total mini hydro potential (grid-connected power plants with capacities less than 10 MW) is
estimated as 300 MW. Around 70 MW are already commissioned. Only about 30 MW have
completed CDM projects. Thus, effectively 250 MW of potential is available for CDM in this
respect.
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In respect of micro hydro, (also known as “village hydro”) usually less than 1 MW, but always
of the off-grid type, the potential in Sri Lanka has been estimated as nearly 200 MW. These
projects are all too small and even the outputs are not metered. The village community
benefiting from these projects is charged according to the installed load in each household. Due
to the low generation capacity such projects would need to be bundled to qualify for CDM.
However, practical problems with bundling many such diversely located projects, and the
difficulty in monitoring their performance makes it unlikely that they would qualify for CDM.
3.3 Wind and Solar Power
According to the study done by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NERL) USA, the
total potential under the category “Good & Excellent” condition with over 7 m/s wind
amounting to 24,000 MW is available in “on shore”. In view of the high foreign cost and low
annual plant factor only a tiny fraction of this would be developed in the foreseeable future.
Only about 480 MW (2% of total potential) has the potential to be developed.
There is already a 3 MW wind power project, with 6 wind mills each of 500 kW, located in the
southern part of Sri Lanka commissioned and operating for the past few years. This project was
implemented by the Ceylon Electricity Board with part funding from the Global Environmental
Facility. The capital cost at the time of commissioning was around US$ 1,200 per kW. The
overall performance of this facility has been very disappointing. The annual units generated by
this 3 MW facility have been around 3 GWh per year. This amounts to an annual plant factor
(p.f.) of 11%. In neighbouring India, the average annual plant factor (p.f.) of wind mills is
around 20%, and in Europe this is over 30%.
The following reasons are attributed to the poor performance of this facility:
This facility is located near the end of a long distribution network. Due to many natural
causes, very frequently this power line gets cut-off from the grid. During such times, the
wind generating system cannot export the power generated. Moreover, as the line is very
long, depending on the variations in the load connected to this line, the voltage level at
the point of interconnection varies very widely. As the wind mills do not have the
capability to accommodate such variations, the interconnection gets disconnected very
frequently.
The actual location of this wind power facility is different to the site identified by the
CEB. This change of location was brought about by environmental groups, on the
ground that this power plant would be located in the path of migratory birds. From the
point of view of wind availability, the change of location has resulted in lower power
output.
For solar power, towards the end of 2004, over 63,000 Solar Home Systems with capacities
varying from 30 watts to 100 watts have been installed in Sri Lanka. The total capacity of these
projects amounts to 3 MW. These projects cover the whole of Sri Lanka. These projects are
installed by around 6 solar power private sector companies. It is not practical to bundle such a
large number of small projects installed in many different locations, owned by different private
sector companies. Moreover, due to the high transaction costs of CDM projects, usually projects
with capacities less than 30,000 of CO2 per year of emission reductions are not considered. The
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cumulative capacity of the solar power panels installed in Sri Lanka up to date amounts to 3
MW. The emission reductions achieved by these solar panels amount to 4,000 tons of CO2 per
year. This is far short of the 30,000 per year cut-off limit. Hence solar power projects in Sri
Lanka have a minimal opportunity in qualifying for practical CDM projects.
3.4 Biomass
The potential and economic viability for sustainable biomass production and conversion to
energy in Sri Lanka are very good. Around 40% of the total land area amounting to 2.4 million
hectares is under-utilized. (Session Paper No. III-1990: Report of the Land Commission –
1987). Moreover, even traditional crops such as coconut, tea, etc. also have intercropping
potentials for sustainable energy plantations. For electricity generation purposes, as an initial
estimate a total of 100 MW is expected by the year 2010 (Report of the Inter-Ministerial
Working Committee on Dendro Thermal Technology, June 2005). A further 200 MW could be
expected for the year 2012. Unlike hydro or wind projects, biomass power projects are flexible
with regards to location and size of the power plants. The resource for biomass power plants,
the biomass fuel supply can be transported within reasonable distances to power plants. This
enables the developer to choose the location and capacity of the power plant based on a number
of alternative criteria. Unlike hydro power projects, there are no predefined names or capacities
for biomass power plants. Three applications where biomass fuel may be used as an alternate
energy source are discussed briefly below.
3.4 1. Industrial Heat
The opportunity exists for the replacement of fossil fuel with biomass fuel for industrial thermal
applications. In the short term, approximately 162 toe of fossil fuel may be replaced with
sustainable biomass. This would amount to an abatement of 512,000 tCO2 per year. This topic
is further discussed in the following section.
3.4.2 Absorption Refrigeration
Biomass fuel could also be used to replace electrically driven vapour compression based
refrigeration and air-conditioning systems to steam driven vapour absorption systems. Ice
manufacturing plants, large hotels and large commercial buildings could adopt this system. The
initial cost of replacing the electrical driven machinery to steam driven machinery is very high.
However, the operating costs are very much lower. Lack of project capital at affordable
financing cost is the primary reason for the failure to adopt this technology. It is difficult to
provide an accurate assessment of the national potential for biomass fuel in absorption
refrigeration. As an initial target, approximately 100 MW of electrical power at a plant factor of
60% could be replaced with a biomass fuelled steam system. The potential for GHG emission
reduction is estimated as 400,000 tons CO2 per year.
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3.4 4. Household Sector
Although over 80% of the households use biomass as the cooking fuel, almost all of this
biomass fuel comes from renewable sources such as home garden, agro residues, or rubber and
cinnamon plantations. Hence any efficiency improvements carried out in this sector would not
have any impact on the GHG emission level. However, due to urbanisation and improvement in
the standard of living among the population, there is a tendency among the population to switch
from biomass fuel to LPG (liquid petroleum gas) as the cooking fuel. The price of LPG has
been increasing steadily in the last decade, much faster than the rise in prices of other petroleum
fuels. To some extent, this sharp increase in the price of LPG has helped reduce the number of
customers switching from fuel-wood to LPG.
An attempt is being made in the country to provide a cheaper alternative to LPG. A new stove
developed by the National Engineering Research and Development Centre (NERDC) has to
some extent fulfilled this need. It is reported that around 200 such stoves are being marketed
daily by a private sector manufacturer (Spectra Industries, Kurunegala). Application of this
process as a CDM project is not practical from the point of view of bundling, monitoring and
verification. Hence this option is not included in this report.
3.5 Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency in all business sectors in Sri Lanka is very low and therefore government
assistance to invest on efficiency improvement and modernization is important to face the
energy crisis. Conventional energy inefficient systems are still widely used in Sri Lankan
industry. It is timely that these systems are restructured to use technologically advanced energy
efficient systems. Some of the areas that could be developed include:
Reduction of transmission losses of power:
Losses due to transmission inefficiencies are estimated to be significantly high. This
translates to higher energy tariffs to the consumer as well as calls for the use of
additional sources of energy to supplement the losses.
Introduction of energy efficient systems for industry:
Industry, including the plantation industry uses a significant number of highly energy
inefficient production systems. This situation brings about higher cost of production and
which translates into reduction of social benefits in terms of benefits for the workers and
the economy as a whole. Investment on energy efficiency improvements have a very
short payback period. For example, a tea factory which spent Rs 450,000 – 500,000 on
fuel and electricity per month reduced its energy bill by around Rs 100,000 after
improving its energy efficiency. The pay back period was one year for the investment of
Rs 1 million.
Water supply schemes:
Conventional water pumping mechanisms used by the water supply systems could be
transformed into energy efficient systems using newer technology.
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Conventional building technology:
The conventional buildings in Sri Lanka use very high amounts of energy due to their
energy inefficient architecture. The Green building technology standards should be
adopted in the future buildings (making use of natural sunlight and ventilation). It is also
important to maximize the energy efficiency in the older buildings.
Energy saving bulbs:
The vast majority of the households consume electricity for lighting applications. The
national average consumption of electricity for the household sector alone is 900 kWh
per household per year. The introduction of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) has
reduced the consumption slightly. Due to the extremely low electricity tariff applicable
for the low-end households and the relatively high prices of CFL have been the reasons
for the slow progress in this programme. The impracticality of bundling such large
number of households and to monitor their performances and certifying the actual GHG
reductions makes this option not feasible as a CDM project.
The energy efficiency aspect in the transport and industrial sector are discussed in the respective
sections.
3.6 Industry
The annual consumption of electricity and petroleum in the year 2003 by the industrial sector
amounted to 204,000 and 360,000 tons of Petroleum Equivalent respectively. These figures are
increasing annually at a rate of 6% and 5% respectively. In addition the industrial sector also
consumes approximately 1,236,000 tons of Petroleum Equivalent of bio fuels annually. As most
of the bio fuels are from renewable resources such as rubber plantations or dedicated woodlots
and any reduction in the consumption of bio fuels would not result in CO2 emission reductions.
Hence bio fuels consumption by the industrial sector is not considered for CDM application.
Emission reduction of GHG in the industrial sector could be achieved by two different
approaches: (a) Efficiency improvements to reduce consumption and (b) Substituting fossil with
sustainable biomass fuels.
3.6.1 Efficiency Improvements
Energy conservation and efficiency improvement is pursued by two independent Government
organizations and a professional association in Sri Lanka. The Government organizations are
the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA), formally Energy Conservations Fund
(ECF) under the Ministry of Power and Energy and the National Engineering Research and
Development (NERD) Centre under the Ministry of Science and Technology. The professional
association promoting energy conservation is the Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association
(SLEMA).
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Although many options to reduce energy consumption have been identified, very little progress
towards energy conservation has been achieved due to the high initial capital cost needed to
implement these proposals, and the prevailing high interest rates in the commercial banking
sector. In order to resolve this issue the Government has introduced a fund called Energy
Conservation Guarantee Fund (ECGF). Under this scheme, an energy conservation project
evaluated and recommended by the ECF could utilize the ECGF as collateral to obtain a loan at
a lower interest rate to implement the proposal.
The industrial sector could make use of the CDM opportunity to enhance the financial benefits
from such energy conservation activities. A 10% reduction in both petroleum and electricity
consumption would result in a GHG emission reduction of 64,700 tons of CO2 reduction for
electricity consumption and 113,800 tons of CO2 reductions for petroleum consumption.
3.6.2 Substitution of Fossil Fuels by Fuel-wood
Petroleum fuels consumed by the industrial sector are utilized entirely for industrial heat
applications. These could be replaced by sustainable fuel-wood from dedicated energy
plantations. In fact one industry has already implemented a scheme to replace part of the
furnace oil consumed for industrial drying with sustainable fuel-wood. In order to implement
this proposal, the industry concerned could introduce a biomass gasifier to convert fuel-wood
into a combustible gas and use this gas in the equipment (furnace or boiler) that earlier
consumed petroleum fuels or replace the equipment (furnace or boiler) with one suitable for
fuel-wood directly. The former option is lower in capital cost but cannot be implemented in all
situations. The second option is applicable to all cases, but has a much higher capital cost.
Moreover, switching from petroleum fuels to fuel-wood may not be feasible in congested urban
locations.
From a technical and economical point of view almost all the heat energy requirement of the
industrial sector could be met from renewable resources, particularly by the use of bio fuels.
The only exceptions are applications where electrical heating is the only option due to hygienic
conditions. At the prevailing costs of fossil fuels and fuel-wood from sustainable energy
plantations, on an energy equivalent basis, fuel-wood costs one fourth to one seventh the cost of
fossil fuel (depending on which fuel- furnace oil, diesel or LPG is used).
Assuming 10% of the present fossil fuel consumed by the industrial sector is reduced by energy
conservation measures, and 50% of the balance is replaced by bio fuels, the potential for GHG
emission reduction amounts to 512,000 tons of CO2. One practical difficulty anticipated in this
venture is the task of bundling the many small scale industrial applications. The DNA should
address this issue.
Thus, the CDM potential for industry is significant. The projects that can be adopted include:
Fuel switching projects
Increasing energy efficiency (refer section 5.1.4)
Use of green building technology
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3.7 Transport
According to the Energy Balance 2003 provided by the SLSEA, the transport sector consumed
2,060,000 tons of petroleum fuels in 2003. This is growing at around 8% per annum. Emissions
from the above quantities of fuels amount to 6.5 million tons of CO2 per year. If this could be
reduced by 10%, 600,000 tons of CO2 reductions could be sold as CERs.
In dealing with CDM activities in the transport sector, we need to recognize the difficulty in
bundling a large number of users in the transport sector. One option is to focus on few selected
large users such as the railway sector. Policy CDM also provides an opportunity in this sector.
CDM project activities in the transport sector could arise from the following three approaches:
(a) Policy initiatives to change transport modes; (b) Introduction of energy efficiency
improvements to the transport fleets; (c) Switching from fossil fuels to sustainable bio fuels,
which are carbon neutral. These issues are discussed below.
3.7.1 Policy Initiatives to Change Transport Modes
At present a substantial number of travelers use individual motor cars. This mode of travel is
very costly, utilizes fuel very inefficiently and causes traffic congestion on roads thereby
reducing the efficiency of other modes of transport such as travel via bus. Switching the mode
of transport from car to bus would bring substantial benefits particularly in the form of better
fuel efficiency. However, the quality of the public transport system in Sri Lanka would need to
be improved significantly to convince commuters who travel by car to ride the bus.
In respect of transport of goods, only a small percentage of the goods are transported by rail. A
bulk of the goods is transported by road. Transporting goods by road is very inefficient from a
fuel utilization perspective. Switching from road transport of goods to rail transport would result
in less fuel consumption.
3.7.2 Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Transport Fleets
A large section of the buses purchased in Sri Lanka have been used previously in other
countries. The engines and transmission systems of these vehicles are very inefficient and thus
consume more fuels and cause increased pollution. The efficiencies of these systems could be
improved by proper maintenance and replacement of engines where necessary.
A large number of 2-stroke engine based motor cycles, and three-wheelers are in operation in
Sri Lanka. This type of engine consumes more fuel and emits more pollution particularly in the
form of un-burnt hydrocarbons. The operation of such 2-stroke engines is no longer permitted
by law in many countries. Similar legal measures are necessary to be introduced to gradually
phase out 2-stroke engines and introduce 4-stroke engines. Such measures would result in lesser
fuel consumption and lead to better air quality.
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3.7.3 Production and Use of Alternate Fuels such as Bio Fuels
Use of bio fuels as substitutes for fossil fuels would result in substantial emission reductions.
Bio diesel (treated vegetable oil), bio ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and bio methane (from anaerobic
digestion of perishable biomass) are being used in varying extent in many countries as
substitutes for fossil fuels in transport application. These exercises are carried out not for
economical reasons but as strategies to ensure energy security and for environmental
considerations.
In Sri Lanka, all three options of bio diesel, bio ethanol and bio methane could be applied in
varying extent. Bio diesel and bio ethanol production would compete for land for food and solid
fuel production. On the other hand, the vast amount of agro residues such as straw, animal dung,
perishable municipal wastes, etc. could be deployed to generate bio methane and utilized as fuel
for the transport sector. The bio residues produced annually in the country could generate 3,200
cubic meter of biogas equivalent to 1.6 million tons of diesel. This is nearly 75% of our national
fossil fuel used in the transport sector. As mentioned earlier, Sri Lanka could target a 10%
reduction of the transport sector emissions, which amounts to approximately 600,000 of CO2
emission reductions under CDM.
The Ministry of Science and Technology is carrying trials on yield determination on Jatropha,
an oil producing crop. This Ministry is also examining the demonstration of utilizing bio
methane from municipal waste disposal as transport fuel.
3.8 Agriculture
The agricultural sector in Sri Lanka is an important sector as far as climate change is concerned
for many reasons. Any change in the climate would directly affect the agricultural output.
Moreover, in the event of a rise in sea level, agricultural lands near the coastal areas would be
adversely affected. As far as GHG emissions are concerned, rice cultivation under flooded
condition emits substantial quantities of methane, a potent GHG. The agricultural sector is also
susceptible for land use changes, particularly in the dry zone, where large extent of forest lands
have been converted into scrub land by slash and burn shifting cultivators.
In terms of energy consumption, the contribution from the agriculture sector is insignificant in
Sri Lanka. There is not much scope for fuel switching or energy conservation. However, the
possibility exists to reduce methane emissions from rice fields, through better water utilization.
Further research is required to realise better water utilization techniques in paddy cultivation in
Sri Lanka.
The carbon sequestration potential in the agricultural sector may be enhanced by encouraging
energy plantations such as Gliricidia sp. in the marginal plantation lands, scrubland and also
planting it as an intercrop.
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3.9 Waste Disposal
There are two major types of waste are generated in Sri Lanka. The first category generated by
the agro-industrial sector, essentially consists of rice husk, rice straw and saw dust. The second
type of waste is from the household wastes generated mostly from the urban sector. Most of the
surplus rice husk are dumped into water bodies or are incinerated in open piles. Similarly, most
of the surplus rice straw is incinerated in the rice fields. Saw dust generated in saw mills located
in selected areas are dumped into water bodies. Municipal waste disposal poses a huge problem
to all local bodies in Sri Lanka.
3.9.1 Agro-Residues
Surplus quantities of rice husk produced in the country amounting to 160,000 tons per annum
could be used to generate electrical energy with an output of 20 MW or 140 GWh/year. This
would lead to a GHG emission reduction of 112,000 tons of CO2 per year. The projects would
generally have capacities of 5 MW and therefore would qualify for CDM by themselves.
The total quantity of saw dust generated also amounts to around 160,000 tons per annum. This
too could be used for electricity generation, generating 20 MW of power with an annual energy
of 140 GWh/year. A GHG emission reduction of 112,000 tons of CO2 could be achieved under
CDM projects.
Rice husk and saw dust could also be converted into briquettes for urban household cooking. As
far as GHG emission reduction potentials are concerned household cooking or electricity
generation would not make any difference.
3.9.2 Municipal Solid Waste
The average quantity of municipal solid waste generated is estimated to be 0.5 kg/person/day.
The total tonnage of municipal waste generated in Sri Lanka is estimated as 2,838 tons per
annum. Direct burning of municipal garbage is not appropriate for two reasons. Firstly the
moisture content of garbage as received is very high, resulting in very little net energy out put.
Secondly, some of material in the waste such as plastics and nitrogenous materials are not
suitable for combustion. The average composition of Sri Lankan municipal garbage is as
follows:
Combustibles (wood etc.): 25%
Organic (vegetable wastes, leaves etc.): 59%
Attempts made to dispose municipal garbage in sanitary land-fills have not materialised due to
failure to identify suitable land fill sites which could be acceptable to the surrounding
communities. A project has been initiated to utilize the Colombo garbage to extract methane
and to utilize it to generate electricity to be sold to the national grid. Garbage landfills emit
methane and carbon dioxide by the anaerobic decomposition of organic materials, and
contribute to GHG in the atmosphere. By inserting pipes of appropriate sizes at appropriate
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locations in the garbage pile, it is possible to capture these gases and utilize it to generate
electricity and feed it to the national grid. The initiated project has a capacity of 244,000 of
CO2 emission reduction per annum.
3.10 Forestry
A study on CDM sink projects, revealed that if 10% of the available open land area of Sri Lanka
is reforested as CDM projects, Sri Lanka has the potential to earn approximately Rs 4,100 -
10,700 million per year (market price for 1 ton carbon sequestered was considered as $ 90 in
this study) within the next 10 years. The profits per ton of carbon sunk through CDM
reforestation projects were estimated as Rs 5,740 (Batagoda 2000). However, it should be noted
that the current market value of CERs range from $5 - $15.
Forest Department believes that the forestry sector could play a vital role in CDM projects as
carbon sinks. In Sri Lanka, the Forest Department is a state institution entrusted with the task of
conserving the natural forests as one of its primary objectives. This department is also entrusted
with the task of establishing and maintaining commercial forest plantations to meet a part of the
national timber requirements. Extraction of timber from such commercial forest plantations is
entrusted to the State Timber Corporation, another state institution. The Forestry Sector Master
Plan developed in 1990 stipulates that natural forests would not be deployed to meet timber
requirements; consequently all natural forests in Sri Lanka are preserved in tact without any
extraction.
The Forest Department plans to establish around 1,000 ha of commercial plantations annually,
including any land handed back to the Forest Department by the State Timber Corporation after
timber extraction. According to the Deputy Conservator General of Forest the activities of the
Forest Department in respect of forest plantations would not qualify for CDM projects for two
reasons: (a) part of Forest Department’s base-line activity would be disqualified from the point
of view of “additionality; and (b) prior to establishing plantations, these lands were cleared of
all existing tree covers, either by the State Timber Corporation for extraction of commercial
timber or by other contractors of Forest Department.
Although, the plantation activities of the Forest Department may not qualify for CDM, the
activities of private developers and other state institutions would qualify for CDM. Two such
projects which are in the pipelines are listed below:
1) Expansion of Rubber Cultivation into Marginally Dry Region (Monaragala).
Land area: 4,000ha
Project start date: 2006
Expected CER delivery - 1st year: 106,000 tCO2 - up to 2012: 640,000 tCO2
1. Baseline scenario: exclude C fixing by covers – 86t
Additionality: no tree crops, only grasses and bushes
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2) Planting Rubber in Marginal Tea Lands
Land area: 5,000ha
Project start date: 2007
Expected CER delivery - 1st year: 90,750 tCO2 - up to 2012: 453,750 tCO2
Baseline scenario: exclude C fixing by tea
Additionality: introduce into existing tea lands
According to a recent survey, at least 38,000 hectares of land in the dry zone are available for
reforestation, while 14,000 hectares are available in the hill country. Based on the above, and
on an estimate of 26 of CO2 sequestration per ha/year, the national CDM potential for other
projects of this nature is estimated as 1,352,000 CO2 per year.
3.11 The potential state sector CDM projects
3.11.1 Replacing old refineries
Refineries of the Ceylon Petroleum Board (CPB) are outdated and as a result they are
inefficient. Though there is a need for the replacement of these old refineries, due to financial,
economic and political situation of the country there is no possibility to replace these old
refineries with new efficient refineries. However, there is a possibility to replace these old
refineries under the CDM project activity if CDM revenue can meet a percentage of total
investment. According to past experience, CDM projects can provide up to 20% of the total
investment depending on the total volume of GHG saved. At this point it is difficult to estimate
the total CDM revenues that can be earned from replacing old refineries with new technologies.
Baseline emissions for this project are the GHG emissions emitted from the old refinery (old
technology) including any fugitive emissions. The difference between the emissions from old
refinery and emissions from new technology can be estimated as carbon credits. Further
analysis is required to estimate the total carbon trading potential of this project.
The important factor here is the ability to prove or demonstrate that if there is no CDM money,
this project will not happen and CPB will continue to use the old refineries. Therefore in the
government decision to replace these old refineries there should be a reference that the project
will be implemented as a CDM project. This is important to demonstrate that under business as
usual scenario this project will not be implemented and only under CDM project activities the
government is planning to undertake this project.
For this project new methodology has to be approved by the CDM Executive Board so that it
takes around one year to complete the CDM project development process. This also depends on
how fast the actual implementation can be taken place.
3.11.2 Replacing outdated bus fleet of Ceylon Transport Board
The Ceylon Transport Board (CTB) has many fleets, numbering over 8,900 buses that are fuel
hungry. These buses consume considerably higher volume of fuel than new buses. Due to
economic and financial situation of the CTB and the country it is unlikely that these old fleet is
replaced with new fleet in the near future. The business as usual scenario is that the CTB
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continues to use this old fleet owing to the financial and economic situation of the organization.
However, there is a possibility to replace this old fleet under the CDM project activity if CDM
revenue can meet a percentage of total cost of the project. At this point it is difficult to estimate
the total CDM revenues that can be earned from replacing old fleet with a new fleet.
Baseline emissions for this project are the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the old fleets. The
difference between the emissions from old fleet and emissions from new fleet can be estimated
as carbon credits under CDM. Further analysis is needed to estimate the total potential of this
project.
The important factor here is that we should be able to prove or demonstrate that if there is no
CDM money this project will not happen and we will continue to use the old bus fleet with
minimum repairs even through it emits higher emissions. Therefore in any government decision
to replace this old fleet, there should be a reference that the project will be implemented only as
a CDM project. This is important to demonstrate that under business as usual scenario this
project will not be implemented and only under CDM project activities the government is
planning to undertake this project. This is because the business as usual projects are not eligible
as CDM projects.
For this project, CDM project development process will take around 6 months. This also
depends on how fast the project can be implemented.
3.11.3 Improvement of Sri Lanka Railway replacing old engines and possibly introducing
electric trains
Sri Lanka Railway has very old diesel engines that pollute the environment. There is a lot of
potential to improve the train service by putting new trains and adding new railway lines which
attract new commuters to railway. There is a potential to increase commuters by 200,000 a day
and increase to over a 1.4 million per day in few years. This will reduce great deal of CO2
emission through fuel saving. However due to various technical, financial and economic
barriers this project is not possible in the near future. These barriers can be removed through
developing this project as a CDM project since the CDM revenue can meet part of the
investment costs.
The difference between the emissions due to present railway system and emissions from the
improved railway system which can be estimated as carbon credits under CDM. The total
revenue from the sales of carbon can be estimated after project components are decided.
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In order to implement this project as a CDM project we should be able to prove or demonstrate
that if there is no CDM money this project will not happen and we will continue to maintain the
existing railway system even though it has higher emissions. Therefore in any government
decision to improve the railway system introducing electric trains there should be a reference to
CDM that the project will be implemented only as a CDM project. This is important to
demonstrate that under business as usual scenario this project will not be implemented and only
under CDM project activities the government is planning to undertake this project.
CDM project development process will take around 6 months. This also depends on how fast
the project can be implemented.
3.11.4 Cleaning the Sri Lanka Power system - Ceylon Electricity Board
Sri Lanka has a large CDM potential in the power sector. Some of these old diesel and fuel oil
plants can be converted to combined cycle plants (the CEB officials can decide on which plants
to replace). The proposed 900 MW of coal power plant could be converted to more advanced
coal processing technologies with clean coal. Proposed new gas power plants can be developed
as CDM project. Even Upper Kotmale Hydro Power Project can be converted to a CDM project
through interpretation of CDM rules for our benefits and getting further clarifications from the
Executive Board. There are some barriers for this. There is some room for manipulation and to
make the Upper Kotmale a CDM project. However, these projects should be evaluated case by
case for their CDM eligibility.
If the government gives its priority, this will be the largest CDM sector in the country.
3.11.5 Introducing nationwide CFL bulb system - Ceylon Electricity Board
The Ceylon Electricity Board has been promoting the use of CFL bulbs in residential and
commercial premises many years on a voluntary basis. CFL bulbs consumes considerably lower
amount of energy than normal incandescent bulbs so that this will GHG emissions. With the
government intervention a nationwide CFL bulb introduction program can be undertaken as a
CDM project.
The total CDM revenue and potential is dependent upon the how fast this project can be
implemented.
In order to implement this project as a CDM project we should be able to prove or demonstrate
that this project will be possible only if CDM funds are made available otherwise the business
as usual scenario will continue.
3.11.6 Reduction of transmission loss - Ceylon Electricity Board
Sri Lanka power system experience around 17% transmission loss. This can be reduced
considerably through technical and management interventions. Through proper designing, Sri
Lanka electricity transmission loss reduction project can be undertaken as a CDM project. The
total potential of CDM earning depends on the total possible reduction of transmission loss.
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3.11.7 Improvement of efficiency of industrial process
Some state owned industries such as Paper Company still use old boilers and other equipment in
the production process. These old industries can be replaced with new energy efficient
technologies under CDM project activities. The total number of possible industries that can be
converted and their total CDM potential need to be estimated.
3.11.8 Introducing water pumping efficiency improvement - NWSDB
National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) consumes a considerable amount of
energy for pumping water. Introducing efficient system the NWSDB can save energy. Through
implementing this project as a CDM project, the country can earn foreign exchange by selling
carbon credits. The total foreign exchange earning potential can be estimated after consultation
with NWSDB officials.
3.11.9 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a bus based mass transit system that delivers past comfortable and
cost effective urban mobility. The Urban Development Authority (UDA) has initiated a BRT
project starting from Dematagoda to Battaramulla to reduce traffic congestion to Battaramulla
from various places introducing new dedicated bus line along the Dutch canal.
This BRT will reduce green house gas emissions via:
Improved fuel use efficiency through new and large buses
Mode switching due to availability of a more efficient and attractive public transport
system
Load increase by centrally managed organization dispatching vehicles
Potential fuel switch to low carbon emissions
BRT system replaces the conventional public transport system. The new bus system transport
passengers, who in the absence of the project would have used the conventional public transport
system or other modes of transport such as passenger cars. As a part of the project a reduction
or retirement of some of the conventional buses through scraping and reduction of route permit
could be taken place, which reduce green house gas emissions.
The estimation of the total carbon credit earning potential of this project needs more detail
information.
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3.11.10 Reforestation and afforestation projects in Sate lands
There is a potential for forest plantation in the marginal areas of the Janatha Estates
Development Board (JEDB), State Plantation Cooperation (SPC), National Livestock
Development Board (NLDB) and other state own coconut, rubber and tea estates including
pasture lands. This degraded or abandoned land can be reforested as CDM projects and earn
carbon credits. Forest Department can undertake forestry projects as CDM projects.
Estimation of total potential needs further analysis with detail project information.
3.12 Limitations
a. The first commitment period for CDM is between 2008 and 2012. Therefore we have only
few years left to develop CDM projects. All of the above identified CDM projects require at
least 3-year lead time. This means that during the first commitment period, these projects
can earn credits only for a few years. However, there is a strong possibility to extend this
period and have a second commitment period. We must prepare for the second commitment
period as well.
b. Lead time for a large CDM project is around 3 – 5 years.
c. The other issue is that the business as usual projects are not eligible for CDM. In other
words, if a project can happen under the business as usual scenario without the CDM
benefits, that project is not eligible for CDM. The government should indicate some where
in policy decisions that these projects will be implemented as CDM projects since given the
financial situation these projects will not be undertaken under the business as usual scenario.
d. This needs government commitment
e. The CDM project development cost is very high and it ranges from Rs. 3 million to Rs. 20
million.
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CHAPTER 4 - ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT POLICIES, AND THE
BARRIERS (LEGAL, FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL)
THAT HINDER ITS DEVELOPMENT
4.1 Institutional Structure of Sri Lanka
The institutional and administrative structure of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
is based on its republican constitution. The Executive President of the Republic is elected by
the people and holds office for a term of six years. Parliament, which consists of 196 members
elected by the people and 29 members from the national lists, also continues for six years. The
President appoints the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Ministers and is the Head of the
Cabinet. The country is divided into nine provinces for administrative purposes. Power has
been devolved to the provinces and the unit of devolution is the Provincial Council comprising
a number of members elected by the voters of each province. A Governor appointed by the
President heads the province and a Chief Minister appointed from amongst the elected members
heads the Provincial Council. A separate Ministry was created for the subject of Environment in
1990 and the Central Environmental Authority which was established in 1981 was strengthened
to effective enforcement of the environment related laws and regulations.
Sri Lankan Environmental Management Policy originates from the country’s supreme law that
is the Constitution. The 1978 constitution recognizes that the state shall protect, preserve and
improve the environment for the benefit of the community (Article 24(14)), as principle of state
policy. The constitution also recognizes that it is the duty of every person in Sri Lanka “to
protect nature and conserve its riches” (Article 28 (f). The pledge given in the 1978 constitution
to safeguard the environment was formally institutionalized with the enactment of the National
Environmental Act No. 47 of 1980. This Act established the Central Environmental Authority
(CEA) in 1981 as the premier state agency responsible for the “formulation and implementation
of policies and strategies for the protection and management of environment in Sri Lanka”.
The Constitutional pledge for the management of environment was further strengthened by the
Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which dealt with the devolution of power and
administrative responsibility in a number of areas including environment. The Thirteenth
Amendment states that the protection of environment within the province to the extent
permitted by or under any law made by parliament is the responsibility of the Provincial
Council (Ninth schedule, List 1 section 37). In addition to this, the Thirteenth Amendment to
the constitution lists the following areas related to environment as devolved subjects and the
Provincial councils’ environmental health, establishment and maintenance of herbaria, some
functions of land use and land improvement, preservation protection and improvement of stock
and prevention of animal diseases, regulation of mines and mineral development, fees under the
Fauna and Flora protection ordinance, land development.
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Ambiguously, some important environmental subjects are listed under the concurrent list, for
which, both provincial and central government had to agree on the implementation of the
remaining powers which were held concurrently. Such subjects are soil erosion, social forestry
and protection of wild animals and birds, and protection of the environment.
Under the Amendment each provincial council had the authority to enact and implement any
statute related to their responsibilities. On the basis of these provisions, the North Western
Provincial Council (NWPC) passed its own environmental statute and created its own
Environmental Authority, the Wayamba Environmental Authority (WEA). Other provincial
councils have not so far enacted any such statute.
The NWP environmental statute has also prescribed the projects and undertakings which are
required to obtain Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA). This prescribed list does not include large development projects such as
power generation and major irrigation works, etc. The event of conflicts between a provincial
statute and an Act of Parliament with respect to a subject in the concurrent list, the provincial
statute takes precedence within the province. This has led to a situation where large scale
projects which are not prescribed by the NWP environmental statute would be exempted from
the EIA requirement of the WEA.
Other constitutional provisions available for environmental protection are provisions to obtain
writs from the Court of Appeal against administrative acts or omissions (Article 140). eg. the
Environment Foundation Ltd. (EFL), a NGOs applied for a writ of certiorari to quash the
decision of the secretary to the Ministry of Forestry and Environment to approve the Upper
Kotmale Hydro Power Project (CA No.1023/98). The EFL also has requested a writ of
mandamus and writ of prohibition from the Court of Appeal under article 140 of the
Constitution to direct authorities to take action to stop disastrous sand mining (CA No. 673/97).
Under the Article 126 of the constitution, a citizen sought redress from the Supreme Court for
violating his right to life that include a right to an environment suitable to live in and right to
breathe air of acceptable quality that supports life (SCFR 569 /98).
4.2 Supportive Policies and Acts
4.2.1 National Environmental Act No. 47 of 1980
The National Environmental Act (NEA) is the national framework legislation in the field of
environment which empowers Central Environmental Authority for the implementation of
policies and strategies for the protection and management of the environment in Sri Lanka
(Section 10 of the NEA of 1998).
The NEA states that no person shall discharge, deposit, or emit waste into the environment
which will cause pollution except under the authority of license issued by the Central
Environmental Authority; and in accordance with standards and other criteria as may be
prescribed under this act. It also prohibits the pollution of the atmosphere by any physical,
chemical or biological condition that make the atmosphere or part of it unclean, noxious,
poisonous, impure, detrimental to health, welfare, safety property of human beings, poisonous
or harmful to animals and other wildlife. It also prohibits the disposal of waste and hazardous
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materials to the atmosphere, waters or soil. In this act it is also stated that minister may make
regulations in respect to matters stated or are required by this act. For instance, regulations on
the specification of ambient air quality standards and emission and specifying the maximum
permissible concentration of any matter that may be present in or discharged into the
atmosphere; regulations on prohibition of the discharge, emission or deposit to the environment
of any matter, whether liquid, solid or gases or of radio activity and prohibition or regulating the
use of any specified fuel. It also provides for the prohibition of the use of any equipment,
facility, vehicle or boat capable of causing pollution or regulating the construction, installation,
or operation thereof so as to prevent or minimize pollution.
Sections 23 of the NEA of 1980, which was amended in 1988, prohibit emission of pollutants
into the atmosphere. Although discharge standards have been prescribed for liquid wastes, and
the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) has prescribed emission standards for sulphuric acid
plants, these regulations do not address vehicular air pollution. Though the NEA has given the
mandate to the CEA to regulate and control air pollution, little has been achieved in this area
due to lack of appropriate regulations. Amendments to the Motor Traffic Act have given
sufficient authority to the Department of Motor Traffic and Police Department to control
vehicular emissions.
This Act also provide for the protection, management and enhancement of the environment, for
the regulation, maintenance and control of the quality of the environment and to prevent,
abatement and control of pollution. According to this Act, no one can deposit or emit waste into
the inland waters of Sri Lanka and no one shall pollute the Sri Lankan waters. Offenders will be
punished.
Procedures for obtaining necessary clearance for establishing new projects have been detailed.
For each of the industrial sectors and the nature of the environmental impacts anticipated, a
screening committee of competent personnel is established, to consider the proposal. Public is
also provided an opportunity to make comments and suggestions on the project proposal.
Aggrieved persons have a right to appeal against the proposal or the decision taken to establish
the project. The decision of the Secretary to the Ministry, on such appeal, shall be final.
Sections 23 J and K of the NEA of 1980, which was amended in 1988, prohibit emission of
pollutants into the atmosphere. Although discharge standards have been prescribed for liquid
wastes, and the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) has prescribed emission standards for
sulphuric acid plants, these regulations do not address vehicular air pollution.
Though the NEA has given the mandate to the CEA to regulate and control air pollution, little
has been achieved in this area due to lack of appropriate regulations. Amendments to the Motor
Traffic Act have given sufficient authority to the Department of Motor Traffic and Police
Department to control vehicular emissions. An increase in awareness has led to the recognition
of the need for increased regulatory control and policy formulation including the formulation of
the Clean Air 2000 – Action Plan.
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The NEA 47 or 1980, amended by Act 56 of 1988 stated that no person shall discharge, deposit,
or emit waste into the environment which will cause pollution except under the authority of
license issued by the CEA; and in accordance with standards and other criteria as may be
prescribed under this act.
It also prohibits the pollution of the atmosphere by any physical, chemical or biological
condition that make the atmosphere of part of it unclean, noxious, poisonous, impure,
detrimental to health, welfare, safety property of human beings, poisonous or harmful to
animals and other wildlife. It also prohibits the disposal of waste and hazardous materials to the
atmosphere, waters or soil.
In this act it is also stated that minister may make regulations in respect to matters stated or are
required by this act. For instance, regulations on the specification of ambient air quality
standards and emission and specifying the maximum permissible concentration of any matter
that may be present in or discharged into the atmosphere; regulations on prohibition of the
discharge, emission or deposit to the environment of any matter, whether liquid, solid or gases
or of radio activity and prohibition or regulating the use of any specified fuel.
It also provides for the prohibition of the use of any equipment, facility, vehicle or boat capable
of causing pollution or regulating the construction, installation, or operation thereof so as to
prevent or minimize pollution.
4.2.2 National environmental policy
A National Environment Action Plan (NEAP) was developed to provide the policy framework
for sustainable development. A participatory approach was followed in preparing this policy.
National policies such as forestry, wildlife, coast conservation, several draft national policies
yet to be approved by the government such as environment, lands, and long term development
plans and strategies such as Forestry Sector Master Plan, NEAP, Coastal 2000, promote
participatory approach in natural resource management. They advocate active public
participation and the multiple stakeholder involvement in the planning, implementing,
monitoring and evaluation of a development activity with full transparency and accountability
on the part of all parties.
The NEAP as a national sustainable development strategy encourages the integrated approach
for the management of natural resources and environment. The NEAP is a national action plan
and a policy framework on environment which contain many recommendations to integrate
environment and development. No single agency can take the responsibility for implementing
the entire plan. Government agencies, non-government agencies and private sector are expected
to implement it. Therefore, the link between central government institutions, provincial and
local authorities, co-management with community organisation and NGOs are clearly
recognised.
The NEAP clearly recognizes the role of private sector, role of NGOs and the role of the civil
society. While recent legislations such as Fisheries Act and Amendment to the Forest Ordinance
emphasize co-management, older laws such as Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance often
limit or prohibit any form of meaningful community participation.
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The NEAP also recognizes the importance of public-private partnership for environmental
management. Examples for the private-public partnership in the implementation of sustainable
development strategies are participatory forestry projects, medicinal plant conservation project
and wild life conservation and protected area management project. Co-management of natural
resource has also being recognized.
National Planning Department has introduced environment screening of all public sector
investment projects. EIA has been made statutory for all prescribed projects and the EIA
procedures are being constantly reviewed updated. Sectoral EIA guidelines are being finalized
for a number of sectors. Environment Protection Licensing (EPL) Scheme is compulsory for all
projects. The EPLs has been decentralized.
There are more recent plans like the Caring for the Environment (CFE) which is now being
updated, than NEAP. This section should cover that all.
4.2.3 Sustainable development policy
Sri Lanka has been implementing national strategies and plans to achieve sustainable economic
growth with equitable distribution of income. These national strategies and frameworks for the
protection of the environment were in place to a large extent in Sri Lanka even before the
Stockholm Summit in 1972. However, there are serious anomalies in income distribution and
more than 20 percent of the population (about 4 million people) lives in absolute poverty. One
third of families receive poverty alleviation grants under the government's Samurdhi
programme. National policy to solve the growing problems of poverty and unemployment
compounded by population pressure was to achieve a faster growth rate through diversification
of agriculture and development of industry in 1970s. The recent transformation in Sri Lanka
from a traditional agricultural based rural economy with a sustainable lifetime to a more
diversified and commercialised economy is an indication of the country's attempt to move away
from total dependence on agriculture to solve the growing problems of unemployment and
poverty.
After the Rio Summit in 1992 the government of Sri Lanka began to follow a more focused and
completed policy towards sustainable development. Sri Lanka actively participated in the
Agenda 21 preparation exercise. Since then, the Agenda 21 is being consulted as a guidance
document by all development sectors in the Government system as well as by the private sector
and the civil society. The entire government system was alerted to the need for environmental
conservation particularly of natural resources and many activities and programs were launched
for that purpose. Principles of sustainable development are contained and enshrined in most of
the development programs. During the period of 1996-2000 the Government pursued the
objectives of accelerating economic growth, while ensuring equity and a higher quality of life
particularly for the poor.
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During this period, the bias was towards environmental conservation more than economic
development. In the second half of the 1990 decade, the government realized the need to strike a
balance between environmental conservation and economic development. Principles of
sustainable development were highlighted which required the Government to address not only
environmental issues but also economic and social issues simultaneously. The triangular
relationship between the economy, the society and the environment in the geo-political,
biophysical, and socio-economic development process was brought in to strong focus of the
government.
4.2.4 Policies related to Power Sector
The long awaited power sector restructuring finally got under way with the incorporation of
“Electricity Reform Act No. 28 of 2002” in December 2002.
An extract of a policy statement issued by the Government soon after the incorporation of the
above act reads as follows (Ref.13): “The overall energy development goal of Sri Lanka is to
meet the demand for energy services with affordable, reliable, diverse, safe and
environmentally sustainable choices of people of Sri Lanka in economically and socially most
efficient manner. Within this board framework, the rationale behind the reform objectives in
relation to electricity is that, given proper institutional frameworks, pricing signals and
regulatory regimes, markets can efficiently deliver on the economic development objectives,
including adequate, high quality and reliable services.”
Accordingly, the economic and social objectives after restructuring the electricity sector in Sri
Lanka are as follows:
Increasing competition in the electricity industry to bring about more efficiency within
the industry, while ensuring the provision of adequate and best possible electricity
supply and services, reasonable price levels and safety standards to electricity users.
Attracting foreign investment and mobilizing local private capital and expertise for the
sector; This objective focuses on promoting investments for widening access to
encouraging efficiency, increasing generation capacity including expanding the use of
advanced, clean fuel technologies, and accelerating new renewable energy diffusion.
Reducing the investment burden on the government as well as the public sector debt;
with the increased private investment following to the power sector, the public funds
utilized for the development of power sector will be allocated on the basic of economic
and social opportunity cost.
Promoting the more efficient use of electricity such as that demonstrated by Lanka
Electricity Company Limited.
Creating a more competitive and efficient market for the human resources in the
electricity sector.
Widening access globally competitive technology in the sector.
Encourage general public participation in the electricity industry development in the
country through the development of the capital market.
Developing the capital market.
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The following policy premises supplement these objectives:
Since the electricity supply industry in Sri Lanka is currently a state monopoly, the
increase in the role of the private sector in the industry must be to promote competition
and avoid transfer of the public monopoly to a private sector monopoly.
Markets alone cannot be expected to meet the needs of the most vulnerable electricity
consumers and to protect the environment. Where markets appear to fail to protect these
and other important public benefits, targeted policies such as rural electrification and
consistent regulatory approaches such as tax concessions, life line tariffs and measures
to ensuring an adequate supply will be given due consideration by the government.
The economic and social objectives of restructuring the electricity sector will be in conformity
with the following overall energy sector development objectives:
Providing basic human energy needs.
Reducing dependence on imported energy.
Diversifying energy sources.
Choosing the optimum max of energy sources taking into consideration the ability to
influence demand on source types.
Optimisation of the operation on indigenous energy resources (hydro electricity, bio-
mass, wind, solar etc.).
Conserving and eliminating wasteful consumption in the production, distribution and
use of electricity.
Ensuring continuity of energy supply.
Increasing the content of local manufacture, fabrication, construction and value addition
in the energy supply and utilization areas.
Establishing the capability to develop and manage the electricity sector.
4.2.5 Policy on rural off-farm employment and electrification
The policy on Rural Employment and Electrification has been spelt out in the “Regaining Sri
Lanka” as described below.
Agriculture alone will not be sufficient to raise incomes in the rural areas. There is compelling
evidence that those rural families that derive the greatest share of their income from off-farm
income are able to work their way out of poverty the fastest. Access to electricity is necessary
for practically any off-farm activity. Without access to electricity, rural areas cannot host the
industries and other off-farm income-generating activities that are essential to a pro-poor
process of structural change. Electric lighting, unto itself, also makes a very important
contribution to the quality and effectiveness of rural education.
There are vast differences in regional access to electrification. In the Western Province, where
the incidence of poverty is relatively low, nearly 80 percent of the households have access to
electricity. By contrast, less than 20 percent of the households in the North-Central Province
have access to electricity. In the Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North Western and Central Provinces,
between 40 and 50 percent of the households are without access to electricity. But progress is
being made on bringing electricity to under serviced areas. Between 1980 and 1998, the total
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number of village electrification schemes increased from 2,115 to 14,690. These now cover
some 53 percent of all villages in the country. By 2005, the Government aims to bring
electrification to some 80 percent of the nation's villages. Some 600 rural electrification
schemes, covering eight provinces will provide electricity supply to about 112,500 additional
households and other consumers. This will be an increase of about 5 percent in the nation's total
connections (by 2005). Some 600km of 33-kv development lines will be supplied to strengthen
CEBs existing distribution networks in rural areas, which are becoming overloaded, and to
reduce losses on those lines. A range of alternative energy sources (solar, wind, mini-hydro)
will also be developed through community-based organizations and the private sector to expand
rural electricity access, particularly in the more remote, dry zone regions. Where capital costs
for rural electrification are prohibitive, transparent subsidies will be provided, to expand access.
4.3 Legislation and regulations related CDM
4.3.1 Legislation on industries
Guideline for the establishment of high and medium polluting industries are in place. High
polluting industries should be located only in industrial zone. A programme to introduce cleaner
technologies to local industries was commenced in 1994 and continued to date. A National
Industrial Pollution Management Policy was adopted in 1996, and a National Strategy for Solid
Waste Management launched in 2000. Regulations for hazardous waste management were
gazetted on 23rd
of May 1996, as an amendment to the gazette notice on Environmental
Protection Licensing Scheme (EPL) published in 1990. The Guidelines for the implementation
of hazardous waste management regulations were published in 1999, and a Solid Waste
Management Strategy was adopted in 2000. A major programme was undertaken to improve the
Colombo Metropolitan Environment including rehabilitation of canals and lakes in the
metropolitan area, reclaiming low-lying areas and demolishing of unauthorised structures. Work
on the building of sustainable townships was undertaken to resettle people living in
unauthorised dwellings within the city.
4.3.2 Legislation on energy
The power supply being the engine of growth in all other sectors of the economy, any adverse
policy in the power sector will have its impact manifested in all other sectors of the economy.
The implicit national energy policy mainly discusses, the providing the basic energy needs for
Sri Lanka, choosing the optimum mix of energy resources to meet the energy requirements at
the minimum cost to the national economy, optimisation of available energy resources to
promote socio-economic development for the country, conserving energy resources and
elimination of wasteful consumption in the production and use of energy, developing and
managing forest and non-forest wood fuel resources, reducing dependence on foreign energy
resources and diversifying the sources of energy imports, adopting a price policy which enables
the financing of energy sector development, ensuring continuity of energy supply and energy
price stability, and establishing the manpower capability to develop and manage the energy
sector.
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There can have various policy implications when it is implementing the energy policy. Those
implications can be summarized as adoption of the least economic cost approach in the power
sector expansion, elimination of outside interference in decision making in the power sector,
integration of environmental implications of power projects at the planning stage of the power
project, the development of a rational approach in decision making on vital development
projects such as power projects with regard to the environmental clearance. Environmental
clearance is needed to be taken for any energy developing project under the National
Environmental Act. Today most of the electricity projects find it difficult to implement those
projects under the NEA until it fulfills the parameters of the environmental components.
Emissions standards for power plants have been drafted by the CEA and awaiting public
comments.
4.3.3 Legislation on mines and minerals
Minerals play a significant place in the country’s economy. At the same time mining operations
contribute to adverse impacts on the environment, that include extensive soil erosion, health
hazards, disturbing the fauna and flora and damaging natural vegetation. Air pollution, noise
pollution, landslides, erosion of river beds and coastlines are also common. The statute
pertaining to mines and mineral includes Mines and Minerals Act No. 4 of 1972, State Gem
Corporation Act No 13 of 1971 and Radioactive Minerals Act No. 46 of 1968 and the Salt
Ordinance 46 of 1890.
The Mines and Minerals Act No. 33 of 1992 made number of major changes to the earlier Act.
This Act repealed the Mines and Mineral Act No. 4 of 1973 the Salt Ordinance and the
Radioactive Minerals Act. This Act also established the Geological Surveys and Mines Bureau
in place of the Dept. of the Geological Survey.
Section 29 imposes restrictions on issuing licenses to explore for mines, transport, processing,
tendering or export to under-aged or to an applicant who does not possess necessary technical
know-how. Section 30 restrict issuing licenses if the location of mining is to be in close
proximity to lakes, streams or tank bund, wildlife reservations, nature reserves, forests or parks,
catchments areas, foreshore and seabed. Section 35 of the Act provides provisions to check the
environmental degradation resulting from the industry of mining. This Act recognizes the
sustainable development having included a mandatory provision that the licensee is required to
rehabilitate the land upon completion of exploration or mining.
This Act makes references to the NEA No. 47 of 1980 and requires the licensee to adhere to the
standards and procedures prescribed under the said Act when carrying out activities under this
Act (section 6 1(1).
The drawback of the Act is the non-introduction of ‘Environmental Impact Assessment’
procedure before issuing mining license.
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4.3.4 Legislation on solid waste
Waste can be classified as solid waste, liquid waste which includes Hazardous and non 1-
Hazardous waste. Waste Management is a major environmental problem in Sri Lanka.
Hazardous waste has become an important environmental and health issue and concern in Sri
Lanka as in many countries including the developing nations. There is ample evidence that the
improper disposal of hazardous waste can cause serious damages to health and environment.
Solid waste is described as non liquid waste material arising from domestic, trade, commercial,
industrial and agricultural activities as well as waste arising from public sectors. Solid waste
comprises of various different materials such as food waste and packaging in the form of paper,
metals, plastic or glass, etc. Solid waste is a growing problem in Sri Lanka aggravated in the
absence of a proper management system. Development and implementation of National
Strategy for Solid Waste Management is essential to reduce environmental, social and economic
problems associated with the present disposal practice.
Recent analysis of date pertinent to solid waste reveals that the real problem associated with
solid waste at present lies to a great extent wit Ii present haphazard disposal practices more than
with the rate of generation. However rate of generation of solid waste is also increasing with the
increase of population technological development and the changes of life styles of the people.
Waste management incorporates management activities associated with generation collection
transfer and transport, processing and disposal of waste iii an environmentally sound manner. It
encompasses planning, organization administration, financial legal and engineering aspects
involving interdisciplinary relationships.
The national waste management strategy should be involved with waste avoidance, reduction,
reuse, recycling and final disposal in an environmentally sound manner.
Legal framework required for solid waste management is adequately provided under Local
Government Acts, and the Local Authorities arc responsible for the collection and disposal of
solid waste in the country. The section 129, 130 and 13 1 of the Municipal Council Ordinance:
and sections 93 and 94 of the Pradeshiya Sabha Act have clearly and adequately provided for
the management and disposal of solid waste in the respective areas.
The provisions relating to Solid Waste Management in Pradeshiya Sabbas Act, Urban Council
Ordinance and Municipal Council Ordinance arc as follows:
a). All street refuse, house refuse, night—soil, or other similar matter collected by Local
Authorities under the provisions of this part shall be the property of the Council, and
the Council shall have lull power to sell or dispose of all such matter.
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b). Every Pradeshiya Sabbha, Urban Council and Municipal Council shall, from time to
time provided place convenient for the proper disposal of all street refuse, house
refuse, night-soil and similar mater revived in accordance with the provisions of the
Law, and for keeping all vehicles, animals, instruments, and other things required for
that the purpose and shall take all such measures and precautions as may be
necessary to ensure that no such refuse, night—night soil, or similar matter removed
in accordance with the provisions of the law is disposed of in such a way as to cause
a nuisance.
* Provisions under National Environmental Act (NEA)
Under Section 1 2 of NEA, the Central Environmental Authority may with the concurrence of
the Minister from time to time, give to any local authority in writing such directions whether
special or general to do or cause to be done any act or thing which the Authority dines necessary
for safeguarding and protecting the environment within the local limits of such authority.
Every local authority to which a direction has been given under subsection (1) shall comply
with such directions.
The regulations concerning industrial wastes have been published in Gazette Extraordinary No.
924/13 of’ May 23, I 996. This came as an amendment to the National Environmental
(Protection and Quality) Regulation No. I of 1990 published in Gazette Extraordinary No.
595/16 of’ February 2, 1990. However, these regulations have hardly been enforced.
In the Environmental Bill, Schedule one of Part 11 lists out 19 constituents and 9 waste streams
indication what should be considered hazardous waste. Procedure for obtaining license is also
set out in this Bill.
Import and Export Act No. I of I 969 has introduced a Special Import License (SIL) scheme relating to Security, environment and Public morals, those who intend to import any item under SI L require to apply to the Controller for a license. The Controller would then impose various conditions as appropriate. E.g. obtaining a certificate from Registrar of pesticides before exercising his/her discretion in favour of the importer.
The schedule B of Customs Ordinance enumerates a table of prohibitions and restrictions for
import and export. Sections 12(1), 43 and 44 of the Ordinance describe the laws with respect to
import and export of goods in schedule 13 and the power to amend the schedule by the addition
thereto or by the omission there from and regulate the conditions to import or export.
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In the past, hazardous waste has not received much attention of the policy planners. However,
Sri Lanka ratified the Basel Convention on the control of Trans-boundary Movement of
Hazardous wastes and their disposal with effect from August 28, 1 992. Since then, significant
attention has been drawn towards the movement of hazardous waste from outside sources to Sri
Lanka. The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources serves as the focal point for the
convention. In the proposed National Environmental Protection Act, provisions have been made
for the Ministry to give effect to the principles tinder Basal Convention.
a). Guidelines on safety measures to be adopted during generation, collection,
transportation, storage, recovery, recycling and disposal of wastes
b). Guidelines for the establishment of waste disposal sites.
c). Operation regarding recycling and recovery of waste.
A program for disposal of clinical waste in SOU1C selected hospital in the Colombo Region is
presently underway. The Ministry of health intends to prepare an Action Plan island—wide for
the management of clinical of waste.
The Western Provincial Council has made arrangements to establish a Waste Management
Authority and a draft Act is being developed for this purpose. The Ministry of’ Provincial
Councils and Local government also plans to establish a Waste Management Authority at
National Level.
Some fiscal incentives are being given to industries under certain conditions to use advanced
technology in order to minimize and control pollution i.e. cleaner production.
4.3.5 Legislation on hazardous waste
The proposed new National Environmental Act defines hazardous waste as ‘those materials,
substances and waste which have toxic, corrosive, radioactive, chemically reactive, flammable
or explosive characteristics and which are listed by the Agency by Gazette notification time to
time.’
The regulations concerning hazardous wastes have been published in the Gazette Extraordinary
No. 924/13 of May 23, 1996. This came as an amendment to the National Environmental
(Protection and Quality) Regulation No.1 of 1990, published in Gazette Extraordinary No.
595/16 of February 2, 1990. However, these regulations have hardly been enforced. According
to the amended legislation, EPL regulations have been re-designated as Part I. New part two
deals with hazardous waste management. This sets out requirements to obtain a license from the
CEA and specifies the procedures for obtaining such licenses and conditions attached to them.
Schedule one of Part II lists out 19 constituents and 9 waste streams indicating what should be
considered hazardous waste.
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Apart from the aforementioned regulations, there are other controls of certain hazardous waste
components, from different angles and standpoints. For instance, the following Acts have
certain relevant provisions for hazardous material: Import and Export Act No. I of 1969 — this
act has introduced a Special Import License (SIL) scheme relating to Security, Health,
Environment and Public Morals. Those who intend to import any item under SIL require
applying to the Controller for a license. The Controller would then impose various conditions as
appropriate (e.g. Obtaining a certificate from Registrar of Pesticides) before exercising his/her
discretion in favour of the importer.
Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235) — The Schedule B of Customs Ordinance enumerates a table
of prohibitions and restrictions for import and export. Sections 12(1), 43 and 44 of the
Ordinance describe the laws with respect to import and export of goods in schedule B and the
power to amend the schedule by the addition thereto or by the omission there from and regulate
the conditions to import or export.
In the past, hazardous waste has not received much attention of the policy planners. However,
Sri Lanka ratified the Basel Convention on the control of Trans-boundary Movement of
Hazardous wastes and their disposal with effect from August 28, 1992. Since then, significant
attention has been drawn towards the movement of hazardous waste from outside sources to Sri
Lanka. The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources serve as the focal point for the
convention, in the amended NEA, Provisions have been made for the Ministry to give effect to
the principles under Basal Convention.
The government of Sri Lanka has made a policy decision to locate high polluting industries
wherever possible within industrial estates provided with effluent disposal facilities. The up-
dated National Environment Action Plan (Caring for the Environment 2003-2007) prepared by
the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources lists out relevant issues and
recommendations for the Industry Sector.
Guidelines for the implementation of hazardous waste management regulation have been
prepared by the CEA, under the guidance of the Ministry of Environment and Natural
Resources. These include,
a) Guidelines on safety measures to be adopted during generation, collection,
transportation, storage, recovery, recycling and disposal of wastes.
b) Guidelines for the establishment of waste disposal sites.
c) Operation regarding recycling and recovery of waste.
Principal Implementing Bodies with regard to Hazardous Waste Management are the Ministry
of Environment and Natural Resources, Central Environmental Authority and Local Authorities.
In addition to these, a large number of institutions are responsible or management of hazardous
wastes under various legislation enactments.
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4.3.6 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
The EIA Process was first introduced to Sri Lanka by the Coastal Conservation Act of 1981,
later in 1988 it was included in the National Environmental Act introducing EIA process to the
entire Island.
An EIA is defined as “a written analysis of the predicted environmental consequences of a
proposed project” [Section 33 of the EIA]. The same definition has been included in the Coast
Conservation Act and amendment of 1993 to the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance. The
Southern Development Authority Act of 1996 also contains the same definition.
The following contents must have been included in an EIA report
1. A description of the proposed PP;
2. Prediction of Environmental Consequences of the proposed PP;
3. Avoidable and unavoidable adverse impacts of the PP;
4. Description of irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources for the PP;
5. Alternatives to the proposed PP
6. Reasons why these alternatives were rejected; and
7. An environmental cost / benefit analysis, if one has been prepared.
According to the definition of EIA, the process is envisaged for individual projects. Every
prescribed project, whether undertaken by the Government or a private proponent must undergo
the EIA process. For every prescribed project, an EIA or an IEE must be prepared. Prescribed
projects were listed in the Gazette Notification No 772/22 of 24th June 1993, and will be
implemented through designated Project Approving Agencies (PPA) as prescribed by the
Minister under section 23 Y of the NEA. In Gazette Extra -Ordinary No 859/14 of 23rd
February 1995. Under section 23 CC of the NEA, regulations have been made by the Minister
stating the procedures that should be followed in order to achieve the EIA requirements of the
NEA.
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) as the agency charged with the responsibility of
implementing the above provisions of the NEA, will promptly advise PPAs of any amendments
to the NEA relevant to part IV C and/or the orders and regulations included in Gazette
Extraordinary No 772/ 22 of 24th June 1993.
The National Environmental Act had identified two levels in the EIA process: IEE and EIA.
Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) is a report where possible impacts of a prescribed
project are assessed with a view to determining whether the impacts are significant or not. An
IEE must address the possible impacts and the intensity of such impacts.
The EIA is a report which is a more comprehensive document whereby alternatives to the
proposed project are considered and the option with the least impact on the environment
identified and assessed Mitigation measures for the impacts identified as significant are part of
an EIA. An environmental cost benefit analysis is also undertaken where ever possible.
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The timing of the lEE/EIA is crucial if it is to become a useful tool in decision making. If the
timing is late then many important decisions would have been made. Project proponents are
thus advised to come within the ETA process at a very early stage in the project cycle.
There are 5 major steps in the EIA process. First step is Preliminary Information. A project
proponent is required to give the PAA preliminary information on the proposed prescribed
project as early as possible. The preliminary information submitted should be comprehensive
and may even suffice to be considered as IEE.
Second step is Environmental Scoping is the process of identifying the important issues which
must be addressed in detail in the EIA.
The next step is Public Participation. It is one of the most crucial aspects of the EIA process.
The Provisions for public participation is contained in the NEA.
Decision Making is the next step. According to the regulations, the PAA shall grant approval
for the project subject to specified conditions or refuse approval for the implementation of the
project with reasons for doing so.
The next step is Monitoring. The success of the EIA process would be totally negated if the
conditions imposed by the PAA are not effectively monitored. EIA report must be in a
recommended format. Agencies should use a format for EIAs that will encourage good analysis
and clear presentation of the Alternatives including the proposed action.
The text of EIA (excluding appendices) should normally be less than 50 pages. For proposals
with unusual scope or complexity, it should normally be no more than 100 pages. EIA should be
written in plain language and may use appropriate graphics so that decision makers and the
public can readily understand them. EIA’s may be written in English, Tamil or Sinhala. But it is
advisable to make available it in Sinhala or Tamil at the public inspection.
Central Environmental Authority had prepared guidelines for an Extended Benefit Cost
Analysis for the use of the project proponents to make an Extended Benefit Cost Analysis for
the projects. And also the project proponents should ensure the professional integrity, including
scientific integrity of the discussions and analyses in EIAs.
After an EIA is prepared, the project proponent must submit it to the PAA who must check its
adequacy against the terms of reference. [EIA regulation 11(i)] In the case of an IEE there is no
such requirement to check the adequacy. If the PAA is not satisfied with the EIA, then it should
ask the project proponent to make the necessary amendments and resubmit it [EIA regulation II
(ii)] and the PAA must thereafter publish a notice in the gazette and in daily newspapers in all 3
languages inviting the public to inspection and make comments on the EIA/IEE within 30 days.
[NEA, section 23BB(2) read with EIA regulations 8(u) and 12(u)] These costs are to be pre-
estimated and collected before scoping as administrative charges from the project from the
project proponent. As per EIA regulations 7 (iii)], the notice should say where and when the
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EIA /IEE can he inspected. [NEA, section 23BB(2) read with EIA regulations (iii) and 12(u)].
Once the public comment period is over the PAA must decide whether the case warrants a
public hearing. [NEA, section 23BB(3)]. At the conclusion t the hearing and/or comment
period, the PAA must send the project proponent for review and comment.[EIA regulations 12
& 9(i) When the response is received, the PAA 30 days in the case of an EIA to make its
approval decision [EIA regulations 10 & 14].
In the case of an IEE, the PAA can grant approval with conditions or refuse approval (giving
reasons) or call for an EIA where significant impacts are disclosed. [EIA regulations 10]. In the
case of an EIA, the PAA can grant approval with conditions or refuse approval with reasons.
[EIA regulation 14]
When the PAA approves a project proposal with or without conditions, a notice of this fact must
be published in the gazette and in the daily newspapers in the three languages. [NEA, Section
23BB (4) read with EIA regulation 17] The approval remains valid for 24 months [EIA
regulation I 8] where approval is refused; the project proponent has a right to appeal to the
secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources [NEAS’ 23 DD read with EIA
regulation 15]. There is no time limit fixed for the appeal and, therefore, it may be lodged
within a reasonable period of time. The appeal must be in writing and the Secretary may hear
the appellant in support if his appeal. The secretary can confirm, reject or modify the PAA’s
decision.
The Central Environment Authority had prepared guidelines for implementation of the EIA
process in three volumes.
(1) A general Guide for Project Approving Agencies (PAA)
(2) A General Guide for Conducting Environmental Scoping.
(3) Public Participation Handbook.
In addition to these, several sectoral guidelines have been prepared by the CEA.
The project - oriented focus of the ElA process could be considered as a drawback in the
process. Because EIA are prepared for individual projects, the cumulative impacts of
projects could be overloaded. It is desirable to prepare EIAs at the strategic level on a
regional basis once development projects for a particular region have been identified. Though
NEA envisages the preparation on EIA reports for individual projects, it does not rule out
macro-level planning or the preparation of EIAs on a macro level. On the contrary, the NEA
itself requires the preparation of a land use scheme for Sri Lanka.
For macro level EIA planning, the word ‘effects’ in the defluxion of an EIA in Article 33 of the
NEA could be interpreted as including cumulative environmental effects. The guidelines
prepared by the CEA for implementation of the EIA process recognize the importance of
discussing the cumulative impacts of Projects where the impacts of individual projects may be
insignificant, but cumulatively may give rise to significant impacts. The individual project base
EIA process can overlook the overall consequences or the cumulative impacts of the activities.
This seriously undermines the important role played by EIAs as a tool to achieve sustainable
development.
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4.4 Institutional Capacity for CDM activities in Sri Lanka
The UNFCCC, which is the main international body administering the Kyoto Protocol
implementation has proposed broad institutional framework and tools to be adopted for
successful implementation of the provisions of Kyoto Protocol. Under these guidelines a
Designated National Authority (DNA) to act as the focal point of Kyoto Protocol coordination
has been proposed (UNFCCC recommendations for the DNA Decision 17/CP.7 Annex 1).
To be included in CDM activities, the participating country requires becoming a member of the
UNFCCC, which Sri Lanka had already fulfilled. In order to coordinate the related efforts,
UNFCCC requires all parties involved to establish a DNA. An expert committee needs to be
appointed for the purpose of evaluating and recommending the suitability of submitted Project
Idea Notes (PIN) and Project Development Documents (PDDs) for CDM projects.
In order to ensure successful implementation of the CDM process, all non-annex 1 countries
that are developing projects to limit greenhouse gas emissions, namely the Host Countries (HC)
are required to adopt a framework for capacity building in stakeholders. According to the
recommendations, the CDM related framework activities should include two main factors; the
designed projects should reduce the greenhouse gas emission compared to the baseline and they
should comply with sustainable development criteria of the host country. The host country,
when implementing the CDM activities should consider all the existing legal requirements that
are set forth by the legal system at the time. Secondly, UNFCCC guidelines also require the
DNA to issue written approval of voluntary participation in CDM activities to the project
developers. Once the PINs are submitted to the DNA, it is the responsibility of the DNA to
issue the approval of the project in principle, to the project developer in writing. To facilitate the
process it is recommended that the DNA establish a National Expert Committee (NEC) to assist
and advice on PDD approval and other CDM activities. After receiving the recommendation of
NEC, host country letter of approval for the PDD should also be issued by the DNA.
4.4.1 Functional areas of DNA
Accordingly the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources the signatory to the Kyoto
Protocol in Sri Lanka, has assigned these tasks of DNA to the Climate Change Secretariat
(CCS), locally within the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. The role and
functions of the DNA has been announced and include following areas.
Approval and regulatory process
Policy and legislative
Promotional and consultation
Training and creating awareness
Monitoring and Advisory
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As per the functions assigned to the DNA & the role expected from this unit, it is necessary to
coordinate and liaise with public and private institutions representing different economic
development Sectors. Institutional Structure and the functions of the Designated National
Authority (DNA)
The Main functions and role played by some of the main agencies involved in CDM process are
given below.
4.4.1.1 Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MENR)
Sri Lanka has decided to create the DNA within an existing ministry as a separate functional
unit, for CDM activities. As a party to Kyoto protocol and its requirements to be a participant in
CDM programs, Ministry Environment and Natural Resources has been chosen to represent the
government of Sri Lanka and to create the Designated National Authority (DNA).
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources is set forth to undertake the responsibility of
maintaining a healthy environment in a developing economy while sustaining the nature by
developing necessary policies. Mandate for the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
is derived from the Constitution of the country and reads “state shall protect, preserve and
improve the environment for the benefit of the country”. The Constitution also lays
responsibility on public by stating that it is the duty of every person to protect nature and
conserve its riches. In this effort the Ministry has created 11 divisions namely Natural
Resources Management, Biodiversity, Pollution, Management, Policy Planning, Environmental
Economics and Global Affairs, Promotion and Environmental Education, Human Resource
Development, Legal, Finance, Administration and Internal Audit in order to execute its
mandate. The Ministry is led by a Minister who answers to the Cabinet of Ministers which is the
highest policy making body in the country which is a part of the Parliament; the legislature of
the country. The Chief Executive of the Ministry is the Secretary to the Ministry, who is
appointed directly by HE the President; Chief Executive of the Country with the powers to
implement policies developed and sanctioned by the Parliament. The Secretary may appoint
any officials or create administrative units within the ministry with the approval of the Minister
in charge to help execute the mandate of the ministry.
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources as the Signatory to the Kyoto Protocol has
taken the onus of implementing the provisions and has set out to create the institutional
framework needed for implementing the CDM process. The implementation of the Kyoto
Protocol has been placed under the Division of Environmental Economics and Global Affairs
(EEGA), which has four major areas of focus. They are global affairs, environmental
economics, air quality management and climate change. Sub sector of climate change is
coordinated and made operational as the Climate Change Secretariat (CCS) unit where the
Designated National Authority (DNA), the national focal point for the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under Kyoto protocol, has been
located.
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4.4.1.2 Central Environment Authority (CEA)
Central Environment Authority (CEA) is one of the seven statutory agencies under the Ministry
Environment and Natural Resources. It was created, even before a separate ministry for
environment was formed to advise and implement the policies that are associated with
environmental management and related issues. Under the provision of National Environmental
Act (NEA) in 1980 (No. 47 of 1980 and later amended in 1988 and 2000) Central
Environmental Authority (CEA) was established in August 1981 as the implementing agency
attached to the Ministry Environment and Natural Resources. The mandate of CEA as given in
the NEA is to protect, manage and enhance the environment and related regulations, maintain
and control the quality of the environment, prevention abatement and control of pollution. The
Authority comprises of four divisions. They are Environment Pollution Control (EPC),
Environmental Management and Assessment (EMA), Environmental Education and Awareness
(EEA) and Human resource (HR).
Under the Division of Environment Pollution Control there are three units. Pollution control
unit is engaged in pollution related regulatory activities of industries. Hazardous waste
management unit manages, advises and disseminates information in relation to hazardous waste.
Laboratory service unit of the EPC engages activities related to monitoring and controlling of
pollution.
Main role of Environmental Management and Assessment Division is to formulate and
implement strategies for sustainable utilization, conservation and management of natural
resource base of Sri Lanka. Three main implementing units under the division are
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Natural Resource Management (NRM) and
Monitoring.
The role of the Environmental Education and Awareness division is to provide awareness,
educate and inform and create opportunities for involvement towards progress and sustainability
for a sound environment.
The Human resource, administration and finance division is mainly involved in managing the
human resources of all the divisions discussed above and strengthening the institutional capacity
of the CEA.
Although no specific role has been designated to CEA under the institutional arrangement
created by the Ministry, the fact that all CDM projects should meet the sustainability criteria
which include environmental clearances make CEA an integral part of the CDM process. In
CDM activities initiated and monitored through the DNA, of CCS of the Ministry of
Environment and Natural Resources, however depends on CEA for the final approval of the
EIA needed for the process of project development and related document preparation activities.
However the CEA has no special section or designated operational level officials that are
involved with the implementation of the CDM projects. As a result the EIA division of the CEA
has no special arrangements to handle or expedite the EIA s of projects with CDM potentials
presented to it or the other EIA approving agencies.
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4.4.1.3 Climate Change Secretariat (CCS)
Operating directly under an Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Forestry and Environment,
Climate Change Secretariat (CCS) is an arm in the division of Environmental Economics and
Global Affairs (EEGA). A Director who is responsible person for the activities of CCS heads
environmental Economics and Global Affairs Division. Through the direction of EEGA
division, CCS is dedicated to address national commitment to global environmental affairs and
implementation of decisions made in international conventions, follow the protocols and adhere
to treaties locally. CCS is also the national focal point for the Clean Development Mechanism
(CDM) activities that’s been proposed at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change Conference (UNFCCC) for Kyoto protocol. Therefore the CCS encompasses the
Designated National Authority (DNA) for the CDM activities. Therefore CDM related functions
of CCS and DNA are complementary and interrelated.
4.4.1.4 Designated National Authority (DNA)
The chain of command for the DNA is channelled through from the Ministry of Environment
and Natural Resources to the Environmental Economics and Global Affairs division and to the
Climate Change Secretariat to the designated national authority. Although such a line of
dominance exists in the structure, responsibility of initiating, implementing and monitoring of
CDM related work is forwarded directly to the DNA. The Director Environmental Economics
and Global Affairs, provides operation directions to the unit with four junior officers that have
been assigned to assist the work at this unit.
When considering the process of CDM project cycle, DNA has three facilitating roles. They are
Local clearances and approval of projects, international compliance approvals and certification
of projects, and trading and transaction of emission reductions. In order to evaluate proposed
projects for local clearance and approval DNA has appointed a 23 member expert committee.
The main responsibility of the Expert Committee is to evaluate the Project Development
Document (PDD).
As a requirement for international compliance and approval, the DNA is responsible for keeping
track of Conference of Parties (CoP) meetings, and the subsidiary bodies, and the decisions
made in those conferences. They are also responsible for making sure the decisions made at
those committees are implemented at local level. The DNA is also in charge of communicating
with the UNFCCC and obtains their views and stands before delegates attend the COP
meetings. The DNA is in charge of identifying technological needs, and the facilitating the
transfer of technology in the activities associated with the clean development mechanism.
Projects developed in Sri Lanka have not yet reached the stage of certification and trading,
hence the structure needed for the process is not clearly identified; but can be still considered as
emerging. Clearly the DNA needs to be organized to meet these challenges considering not only
from need to approve the CDM Projects but also from keeping abreast with related
developments in the CDM globally. To carry out these tasks the DNA should have very
effective institutional linkages to other stakeholders. Nonetheless the need for these capacities
will be arising soon since there are few projects that have been submitted to Designated
Operational Entity (DOEs) for evaluation.
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Figure 10: Institutional Arrangement of the DNA and it’s Location in the Ministry of Environment and
Natural Resources
Secretary of the
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Secretary
Additional Admin Additional Secretary of
Environmental Pollution
Additional Secretary of
Natural Resources
Implementing agencies
Conservator General of Forest, Forestry Department
Director General, Department of Wild life and
Conservation
Chairman and Director General, Central Environmental
Authority
Chairman, State Timber Cooperation
Chairman, Geological Survey and Mines Bureau
Executive Director, Wild Life Trust of Sri Lanka
Chairman, Marine Pollution Prevention Authority
Divisions
Director, Natural Resources Management
Director, Biodiversity
Director, Pollution Management
Director, Policy Planning
Director, Environmental Economics and Global
Affairs
Director, Promotion and Environmental Education
Director, Human Resource Development
Legal Officer, Legal
Chief accountant, Finance
Senior Assistant Secretary, Administration
Chief Internal Auditor, Internal Audit
Program
Designated National
Authority (DNA)
Activities Global Affairs
Environmental Economics
Climate Change (CCS)
Air Quality Management
(Environmental Management Officers,
Program Assistance and Research
Assistance handle activities listed, under
the guidance of the Director.)
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4.4.2 Linkages and institutional arrangements for CDM
4.4.2.1 Main Stakeholder
4.4.2.1.1 Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MENR)
The Ministry of Forestry and Environment is the main stakeholder in CDM process. MENR
being the holder of DNA is involved with planning and policy, implementation, evaluation and
certification, and other regulatory processes. It also actively facilitating and creating the support
base for potential projects by appointing a National Expert Committee and a Steering
Committee with representation from all stakeholder groups.
4.4.2.1.2 National Expert Committee (NEC)
National Expert Committee (NEC) has been appointed. The main role of the NEC is to advice
the DNA in PDD approval process and other needed policy development and planning.
Commencement of the committee is based on the requirement.
4.4.2.1.3 A National Steering Committee (NSE)
National Steering Committee has been formed to provide overall policy guidance required for
DNA. The membership is represented by different stakeholder groups. To commence its
activities a “Terms of Reference” (ToR) for the committee is been developed. The committee
has gathered 3 times to discuss related issues since it was formed.
4.4.2.2 Other Stakeholders
Three main groups of stakeholders are the participating institutions of the government of Sri
Lanka, private sector and the academia.
4.4.2.2.1 Public sector
The main public stakeholders are government ministries and departments that can play a major
role in the CDM project development and carbon trading activities. The Public sector
stakeholders can be considered as having two different functional relationships to CDM
process. First is the regulatory role as the legal authority having jurisdiction over the potential
projects while the second role can be identified as promoters of the potential CDM Project
developers (eg: CEB as proponent of larger alternate energy projects or Forest department as an
aforestation agency). The Department of Meteorology has taken steps to develop a Centre for
Climate Change Studies (CCCS) and its main role is to assist stakeholders in technology
transfer in relation to climate change projects.
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4.4.2.2.2 Private Sector
Private sector stakeholders are mainly the project developers in Sri Lanka. A small percentage
of the private stakeholder groups are involved in advising and consultation roles. They can
participate in all levels of the project cycle from introducing new ideas for projects to assisting
document preparation to help assisting in compliance with environmental regulations and
validation and monitoring of the projects, Sri Lankan situation in CDM activities has only
developed up to filing for PDDs. Private sector project developers are engaging in up to PDD
level both as project developers and consultants.
4.4.2.2.3 Academia
As another group of stakeholders, academia is involved in research and development side of the
activity and they mainly contribute new project ideas with new technology to reduce emissions.
In order to get a better service from the academia, DNA has taken steps to establish a CDM
Study Centers in the University of Peradeniya and in the University of Moratuwa. University of
Peradeniya is responsible for the green sector of the studies while University of Moratuwa is
responsible for the brown sector. Another two main roles of these study centers are to help the
advisory committee on technical aspects of the projects and to help set up baselines for
evaluation of such projects.
Present structural relations of DNA to other participating institutions have been documented as
in one of the documents published by the Ministry of Forestry and Environment (Fig 12).
Although this diagram shows the institutions that are participating in the CDM process, the
structural relationships of the institutions to the DNA are not clearly demonstrated. The present
structure of the institutional linkages can be illustrated as shown in figure 3. According to this it
shows categories of participants and the linkages of each institution and the stakeholder groups
and how they are linked to the DNA.
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Figure 11: Institutional relations of CDM Sri Lanka as illustrated in a governmental document.
Secretary/ Environment and Natural Resources
Climate Change CDM Study Centers
NGOs CDM Project Developers
Designated National Authority
(Climate Change Secretariat)
Private Sector Government Agencies
CDM Expert Committee
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Figure 12: Illustration of the current institutional structure and linkages of CDM implementation in Sri
Lanka.
4.4.3 Performances of DNA up to now according to the functional areas
The UNFCCC has recommended several mandatory roles for DNA s and suggested supportive
functions in relation to CDM procedure. They can be categorized under five functional areas.
They are
Approval and regulatory process
Policy and legislative
Promotional and consultation
Training and creating awareness
Monitoring and Advisory
4.4.3.1 Approval and regulatory process
In rules and regulations of the UNFCCC, handling approval process is mandatory for DNA. At
local level the DNA is evaluating and issuing letters of approval in principle after a quick
perusal of the project idea notes. The evaluation process is done by environmental management
officers with the supervision of the Director of the Environmental Economics and Global
Affairs division of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. The issuance of the
Experts
(Individuals)
Ministry of Environment
Steering Committee
CDM Administration
NEC
CCS
DNA
Other
Ministries
Other
Government
Agencies
Statutory
bodies
Universities
Local beneficiaries
and other stakeholders
Other sectoral
stakeholder agencies
Gov. sector project
developers
Private sector
project developers
Private sector
individual consultants
DOEs
Public
CDM
Study
Center
s
CEA...
EIA process
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letter in principle approving the project idea is signed by the Director of EEGA and this is done
in order to give indicative response to the project proponent to proceed with the project until the
formal approval on PIN is granted. This step has been adopted to overcome any potential delay
in approving PINs, which is expected to be done by the Expert Committee. Although the Expert
Committee had to be gathered for initial approval this practice has been done away lately and
PIN approval has been done by the division’s staff after in house evaluation. However, the NEC
approves the Project Development Documents; which are more comprehensive technical
documents. When the PPDs are received at the DNA, they are being directed to the NEC. They
send it to an expert related to the applicable subject of the proposed project for review. With the
recommendation of the expert either the host country approval letter is issued or the required
changes are informed to the project developer and are helped with resubmitting for approval.
The Secretary of the MENR, Additional Secretary of MENR or the Director of EEGA signs the
host country letter. In granting the approval on PDD, it is expected that the DNA will ensure
that the projects are in line with all the other existing regulations governing the environmental
management and sustainable development in the country.
However, there are no specific checklists or terms of reference developed for guiding the
technical reviewers or the officers who are approving the PDDs. It is important that uniformity
is exercised in these evaluation processes where different types of project would be presented
and reviewed for sustainability and environmental suitability. It would be useful if the
There are 31 PINs and four PDDs are being approved and the official letters are being issued.
4.4.3.2 Policy and legislative
The objective of the national policy on CDM is to establish institutional, financial, human
resources and legislative frameworks necessary to participate in Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM) activities under the Kyoto Protocol and to develop a mechanism for trading
“Certified Emissions Reductions” (CER) earned through CDM activities. For successful
implementation of the CDM policy of the country, institutional framework should be structured
to accommodate the steps of the CDM project development process (Figure 4) and its functions.
Draft policy document is now being evaluated with a subcommittee appointed to assess and
make recommendations before the policy is been finalized. The mandatory requirement of the
CDM policy is expected to promote sustainable development through CDM related projects and
sustainable development criteria for such projects have been proposed. It is important that these
criteria are finalized and published so the other agencies that are expected to play an active role
could line up with the CDM policy and project approval process. Making them public is also
important so the potential project developers as well as CER buyers could access them.
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4.4.3.3 Promotional and Consultation
As for the promotional role of the DNA, it has advertised recently for CDM projects in the local
Sunday papers for project ideas. In the consultation role, the DNA is assisting the project
developers with the resources available in house or they direct the project developers to other
consultants if required. Assistance is on requirement basis mainly assisting the documentation
of the PIN submission to PDD submission. Though all the stakeholders are not aware, they can
visit the DNA to get assistance in related project development assistance at any time of the
official working hours.
However many project developers remain unaware of the whole CDM process and the role
DNA is playing in promoting the CDM potentials. In this exercise the DNA has not tapped the
resources available with the network of public agencies such as Board of Investment (BOI),
Ministry of Industries currently involve in project approval and promotion in promoting the
available CDM services.
4.4.3.4 Training and Creating Awareness
In training and creating awareness efforts, they have conducted several workshops either funded
by international donors or funded by the government to educate the stakeholders. The training
and raising awareness workshops are now on “invitation only” basis.
The Ministry has a Web Site devoted to the Ministry agenda, but the CDM work is not featured
in this page adequately to give those who are interested an idea of the program in place or the
process adopted by the DNA for approval of the projects.
4.4.3.5 Monitoring activities
DNA of Sri Lanka has not yet reached to the monitoring level of the projects that are being
developed. Therefore performances of monitoring activities cannot be evaluated.
The objectives of the DNA have listed in their official document, in order to facilitate CDM
activities are always not only the required functions by the UNFCCC guidelines.
4.5 Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses and Barriers for implementing CDM
4.5.1 Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses
As for being a new entity created to implement a new concept DNA has performed considerably
efficiently in CDM related programs. But there are much more to be done to realize the full
potential of the available assistance through this program. Though the program is created to
reduce the greenhouse gas emission, it also helps maintain and improve sustainable
development in many areas hence the development of the country. To be able to improve the
process a gap analysis is needed. The process and gap of implementing CDM in relation to
DNA has been evaluated and the findings are listed in table 13..
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Table 13: Gaps in Implementing the CDM Process
Steps Whom and Current Status Remark
PIN approval DNA/CCS/MENR done
Approval granted on expert
committee recommendations
Procedures in place but needs improvements. Not
referred to Expert committee lately. No set guidelines
even as basic approval tools.
PDD approval DNA/CCS/MENR
Approval granted on Expert
committee approval
Expert committee is in place but need improvements as
the expert committee also need to refer the document
to an expert related to the applicable subject of the
project. Here also no guidelines are formed for
approval.
Registration and
verifications
DOE No local legal unit are formed to act as DoEs yet.
Contacting International certification bodies can be
assisted by the DNA.
Monitoring DNA Still to perform
Awareness raising DNA Need to study how much awareness currently is out
there.
Needs to be based on an agreed strategy on specific
agenda at a time. Can conduct awareness programs to
get new interested parties to participate rather than
concentrating only on the already active participants.
While analyzing the process of institutional structure and the function, this study has recognized
strengths and weaknesses of the involvement of DNA in CDM process. They are listed below.
4.5.1.1 Strengths
1. It is vested with the highest level of decision-making in the government in Ministry
Environment and Natural Resources.
2. An ad-hoc expert committee set up already. This is in use to try to “plug in” the
stakeholders in to CDM approval process
3. Defined poverty reduction (6 areas of actions)
4. Some institution linkages could ultimately have been established
5. Having an EIA process that involve possible public comments
6. Having an indicative policy on CDM with principles outlined for further development
4.5.1.2 Weaknesses
1. There is no specificity/details in the guidelines in project approvals (Subjective)
2. Not enough capacity in the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to asses
PINs or evaluate PDDs submitted
3. Linkage of CDM to stakeholders institution remain very weak
4. Policy strategies are absent to support CDM projects for the specially where sectoral
policy gaps are present
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5. Expert committee needs to be provided with proper criteria of evaluation and formats to
evaluate (based on TORs for Expert Committee) and make it more transparent
1. Do they evaluate PPDs for sustainable development agenda Ex. Contribution to
poverty elimination
2. Practicing experts should be brought to the committee rather than designated
officials as this is not a process for authorization but compliance
3. Has no social/governance or finance/economics experts
4. Not held – may be there was no demand or understanding
5. No NGOs all GOs
6. No mechanism in place to develop the capacity among the private sector to provide
necessary services.
7. Expert committee does not have a published pre-format of guidelines for approvals and
records
8. No presence beyond the national ministry and no mechanism for regional/district links
related to any of the CDM activities.
9. If sectoral policies such as fiscal policies are not adequately covering the concerns. The
CDM process needs stronger policy framework to move forward.
10. Rigid banking/project finance practices are hindrance to the CDM projects. Banks in Sri
Lanka are reluctant to recognize the CDM revenue as real income when calculating loan
remittance through projects. This increases the financial burden on the project
developer.
4.5.2. Barriers
4.5.2.1 Barriers for Renewable Energy
According to the “Long Term Generation Expansion Plan: 2003-2017” prepared by the Ceylon
Electricity Board (CEB), Sri Lanka’s electricity requirement has been growing at an average
rate of 7-8% annually. This trend is expected to continue in the foreseeable future. To meet this
demand about 200 MW of power plants need to be added to the national grid. Until 1996,
electricity demand was met by CEB owned hydro and thermal generating plants. Since 1996,
private sector has also participated in power generation. The existing generating system in the
country is still predominately (76%) owned by CEB. The balance (24%) is owned by
Independent Power Producers (IPP).
The country for a variety of reasons is experiencing difficulties in meeting the growing demand
for electricity from conventional fossil fuel sources. The Government policy is to harness the
maximum viable potential of alternative energy sources to supplement the conventional sources.
The following barriers are encountered by the renewable energy sector. A few of these barriers
are relevant for specific types of renewable energy:
Buy-Back Tariff: The Buy-back tariff offered by the CEB for small renewable energy
is about half of the tariff offered for fossil fuel based electricity generation. The reason
given for this difference is the inability of small renewable energy sources to contribute
towards the capacity component of the electricity system. While this may be true for
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for biomass based projects. Moreover, from a practical point of view, all small
renewable energy projects do contribute towards capacity requirements of the system.
As renewable energy sources have many advantages such as energy security, it is
prudent to overlook any shortcoming in renewable energy and grant a tariff comparable
to fossil fuel based systems. This should be included as a policy statement of the
Government.
Lack of Project Funds: For major fossil fuel based projects, funds are made available
by donor agencies on concessionary terms. During evaluation these features make these
fossil fuel based projects deliver energy at comparatively lower costs. For small
renewable energy projects, funds need to be obtained from private sources or from banks
at commercial rates. This makes the renewable energy projects more expensive.
Grid-Absorption Capacity: The national electricity demand for energy is growing at
around 8% per annum. This means that at the present level the generating capacity of the
system should be increased by around 200 MW annually. To generate and distribute this
additional capability, the transmission and distribution network along with substation
capacities should be adequately increased. This may be carried out by connecting
renewable energy generators to an existing distribution network. Currently, CEB has
indicated their inability to absorb such power plants.
Approvals from Statutory Authorities: Obtaining approvals from various statutory
authorities for the establishment of power plants is a very tedious task.
Biomass Power Plants: Biomass power plants require adequate supply of biomass
fuels. Although the government has declared energy plantations as a National Plantation
Crop, this has not been adequately implemented. In order for private sector institutions
to invest in biomass power plants, adequate energy plantations should be in place. This
task should be undertaken by the government.
Lack of Renewable Energy Policy: Renewable energy has many economic benefits.
Hence, the government should formulate a renewable energy policy and implement it.
The CEB should be directed to incorporate such policy into their generation plan.
Hydropower: Most projects are smaller than the minimum capacity for
eligibility/feasibility for CDM. Bundling of projects is difficult when not owned by the
same company/organization. However, organizations such as the Grid Connected Small
Power Developers Association could help with forwarding the bundled CDM
applications on behalf of the project developers.
Alternative Energy: Solar power projects in Sri Lanka have CDM potential if bundled.
Mechanisms for such applications and the required facilitation systems and expertise are
not in place. These projects have a favourable community component for CDM.
Energy Conservation and Energy Substitution: Projects under this category do not
contradict the policies of the CEB or other state institutions, hence, would be easier to
implement. However, the major barrier encountered in implementing these projects is
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the high interest rates prevailing for funds from commercial banks. From the CDM
project incorporation point of view, bundling some of the smaller projects poses a
practical problem.
4.5.2.2 Barriers to biomass power generation
Interest in biomass energy for electricity generation has risen in the recent past. However, there
are a number of constraints preventing the development of biomass based electricity generation.
Some of these constraints and issues are discussed below:
(a) Lack of realistic planning
Although the electricity sector regularly carries out elaborate planning about future generation
needs, these plans are not implemented as expected for a variety of reasons. Short and medium
term proposals outside the long-term generation plans are regularly introduced to meet the
shortfall in generation needs. These proposals are outside the “optimum” energy mix envisaged
in the long-term plans. Hence, the implementation of these plans has resulted in the cost of
electricity well above the anticipated and accepted values. The average sale price of electricity
in Sri Lanka and the corresponding values for selected countries are illustrated in Figure 11.
Figure 13 -Industrial electricity prices in selected countries (Ref.4)
Electricity Prices for Industrial Sector
0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00
Pakistan
Kerala
Maharasta
Bangladesh
South Korea
Australia
US Cts./kWh
Apart from the high cost of electricity, the delays in implementing generation projects have
resulted in load shedding.
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(b) Failure to implement Government policies
Although successive governments have emphasized the importance of an integrated approach in
the implementation of energy projects (CEB 2003) incorporating all relevant social and
economic benefits such as local employment, conservation of foreign exchange, energy security
etc., the share of renewable energy (apart from large hydro) has been insignificant in the energy
mix of the electricity sector. The Government machinery is under pressure to deviate
temporarily from laid down objectives. The electricity sector’s decisions are focused on
commercial viability. At times, Government’s long-term policies are not given adequate weight
age.
(c) “Un-level” playing field
All over the world, including the developing countries, renewable energy projects receive some
form of government subsidy at least in the initial phase of development. Surprisingly, in Sri
Lanka, fossil fuel based sector receives many benefits. Some of them are given below.
The price for electricity generated by Independent Power Producers (IPP) for fossil fuel based
and renewable energy based Small Power Producers (SPP) sectors for the year 2002 are given
in Table 14.
Table 14 - Tariff for fossil fuel and small renewable energy IPPs 2002
Name of Power Plant & Fuel Tariff (SLR/kWh)
Hired Power – Auto Diesel 11.01
Kool Air-KKS – Furnace Oil 8.60
Asia Power – Furnace Oil 8.12
Lakdhanavi – Furnace Oil 7.41
Barge Mounted – Furnace Oil 7.06
ACE-Matara – Furnace Oil 6.72
ACE-Horana – Furnace Oil 6.13
Average (Private + Hired) 8.69
Private Small Renewable (SPP) 4.97
It is also important to note that the tariff for (small, renewable energy) SPP is determined by the
“Avoided Cost” method, while the prices for the fossil fuel based IPP are determined on
negotiated formulae.
(d) Failure to appreciate the long-term benefits of renewable energy
Energy planners in Sri Lanka do not accept the “learning curve” effect of new technologies in
respect of renewable energy projects. It is a well-known fact that new renewable energy
technologies such as wind, biomass, photovoltaic etc. encounter high initial costs in the early
phase of development. Over the years, refinements are made to the systems and the costs
gradually decrease. About a decade ago, when wind generators were introduced in Europe and
in America, the cost of a unit of electricity was 38 US Cts. per kWh. Today in Europe,
electricity from wind power plants is produced at less than 4 US Cts. per kWh. New offshore
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wind power plants are expected to produce electricity even cheaper. Figure 15 illustrates the
declining trends of energy prices from renewable technologies.
In Sri Lanka, it is imagined that large coal based electricity could be generated at less than 4 US
Cts. per kWh. The utility is reluctant to accept renewable energy projects with cost of
generation over this price.
Figure 14 - Declining costs of renewable energy technologies (Ref: 6)
Declining cost of electricity over the years
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(e) Failure to appreciate the benefits of decentralized energy
The long-term generation expansion plan prepared by the utility in Sri Lanka is based on the
lowest generation cost of electricity. It is taken for granted that if energy is generated cheaply, it
could be sold cheaply. The costs of transmission and distribution are assumed to be constant
irrespective of the location of generation and the location energy consumption. The reduction in
the transmission and distribution costs by locating power plants closer to load consumers is not
evaluated.
Moreover, no attempts are made to promote co-generation or absorption refrigeration from
waste heat.
(f) Lack of a state institution to facilitate biomass energy development
Despite the fact that 53% of the national primary energy and 72% of the energy needs of the
industrial sector are met from biomass (Ref. 7), this energy source is classified as a “Non-
Commercial” energy. No state institution is assigned to facilitate the development of this source
of energy. In 1997, the committee appointed to formulate the Energy Policy for Sri Lanka made
a strong recommendation for the creation of a Biomass Energy Agency (Ref.8). To date this has
been ignored.
BIOMASS
HYDRO
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A group of dedicated individuals have formed a private association (Bio Energy Association of
Sri Lanka – BEASL). The Government is considering some of the requests made by this
association favourably. The most important request for an equitable tariff for small power
producers is yet to be addressed by the Government.
(g) Access to land for energy plantations
Many private sector institutions have come forwarded to establish energy plantations and
biomass power plants with capacities ranging from 1 to 10 MW. However, they are unable to
obtain information on the availability of suitable land for the establishment of energy
plantations. The Land Use Policy Planning Division (LUPPD) of the Ministry of Lands has
revealed to the Ministry of Science and Technology the availability of some 1.6 million hectares
of degraded marginal land suitable for energy plantations. LUPPD is compiling data on all such
land. This information should be made available to the public domain. Any one interested in
land should be able to make use of this information and obtain such land according to stipulated
procedures.
(h) Funds for bio energy
Initial capital costs and recurring operational costs including fuel costs of biomass power plants
are comparable to the corresponding costs of large coal based power plants. However, the
break-even price for a unit of energy from biomass power is US Cts 7 per kWh. Whereas for
coal power there seems to be offers at a unit price of US Cts.4. The reason for this discrepancy
is that for biomass projects developers can obtain funds locally at an interest of 9% and
repayable within 7 years. For coal power, international funds are available at around 1 to 2%
and payable in 25 to 30 years. This barrier must be removed.
The proposed Bio Energy Agency should make arrangements to provide this service.
(i) Skepticism on the potential of bio energy in Sri Lanka
A vast majority of decision makers do not take note of the fact that 72% of the energy for the
industrial sector comes from bio energy (Ref.7). Perhaps, Sri Lanka is the highest in the world
in this respect. Large-scale development of bio resources for modern energy needs was first
mooted in Sri Lanka in 1980. It took about a decade to convince a few key people in the country
of this potential. Even after more than 20 years, only a handful of officials are convinced of this
potential.
(j) Requirement of diverse resources
Two distinctively divers resources are needed to establish and operate a bio energy system. The
skills and resources required for plantations are different to those required for power plant. It is
difficult for an entity to possess these diverse skills and resources. We need to bring two such
entities together. For the plantations we need skills in labour management, and agronomy. For
power plant we need engineering skills.
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(k) Plantation or power plant: which should come first?
If two independent entities were to establish these two components, the question arises, “which
should come first?” If plantations come up first and if there is a delay or a failure in the
establishment of power plants, how could the expenditure on plantations be recovered?
Similarly, if power plants are erected and the plantations are not ready, how could they operate
the power plant?
In terms of cost, the plantation for a 1 MW power plant would cost Rs. 10 million (USD
100,000). The power plant itself would cost SLR 80 million (USD 800,000). Plantation to
power station costs is in the ratio of 1:10. Moreover, an energy plantation has other uses.
Presently the industrial sector in Sri Lanka annually consumes 264,000 ton oil equivalent of
petroleum fuels valued at USD 50 million to produce process heat (Ref.7). This could be
replaced with 0.8 million of wood from 27,000 hectares of energy plantations.
Therefore, it is the duty of the Government to provide necessary incentives to promote the
establishment of plantations.
(l) Price stability
The Small Power Purchase (SPP) tariff provides a safety net of 90% of the initial price as a
minimum price for the energy generated in succeeding years. This should be increased to 100%
for the first 25 MW of biomass power for the first 7 years of operation to create investor
confidence. It could be examined after this period.
As energy plantations and power plants may not be owned and managed by the same entities,
the price of fuel wood applicable for the sale of fuel wood by the plantations to the power plants
also should be controlled.
This situation is very similar to the sale of green tea leaves by tea small holders to “bought leave
factories”. In this instance, the Tea Smallholder Authority has formulated a formula based on
the sale price of made tea. This system has been functioning satisfactorily.
A more complicated situation prevails in the coconut sector. Coconut is used for many different
applications such as copra manufacture, desiccated coconut, food nuts etc. The profitability in
each of these applications varies. As the production of coconuts is limited and varies seasonally,
coconut price also varies seasonally. Desiccated coconut is an export product. The international
market decides its price. During some seasons, the cost of production of desiccated coconut
exceeds far above the market price due to the very high price of coconuts. During such times,
production of desiccated coconut is curtailed or halted.
Such a situation might arise for biomass power generation during rice harvesting season, due to
temporary shortage of labour. Each biomass power plant should maintain adequate stocks of
fuel wood to cater to such eventuality. Fortunately, fuel wood, unlike coconuts, does not perish
easily.
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(m) Unavailability of national grid for export of electricity
The profitability of a power plant is very sensitive to the annual plant factor. Some of the
embedded generators in Sri Lanka have experienced poor annual plant factors due to breakdown
in the Medium Voltage (MV) line connected to the generator. During such a down time, the
generators need to be shut down as the power generated cannot be exported. Reliability of the
MV lines in many parts of the country needs to be improved to acceptable level for biomass
projects to be successful. In the alternative, CEB could compensate the IPPs suitably, in a
manner similar to the telecommunication network.
(n) Limitations on the total embedded generation capacity
The “CEB Guide for Grid Interconnection of Embedded Generators, Sri Lanka, December
2000, Part 1: Application, Evaluation and Interconnection Procedure”, has raised the following
issues in respect of the total embedded generation capacity:
The requirement for some central control of embedded generation capacity will be reviewed
when the total embedded generation capacity exceeds 10% of the total minimum grid load. At
this time there will be some experience of the effects of embedded generation on grid stability,
security and management.
It is expected that there will be a significant increase in the amount of embedded generation
capacity, which will make a useful contribution to the CEB grid. It is expected that the
contribution of embedded generation will exceed 15% of the minimum demand on the CEB grid
by 2020.
It is anticipated that embedded generation will eventually contribute in excess of 15% of the
CEB grid capacity.
The requirement for some central control of embedded generation capacity will be reviewed
when the total embedded generation capacity exceeds 10% of the total minimum grid load. At
this time there will be some experience of the effects of embedded generation on grid stability,
security and management.
By year 2020, a reasonable estimate would be a total of 300 MW of Embedded Generators in
the CEB system. The total capacity of embedded generation is expected to be less than 6% of
the peak load, and about 15% of the minimum load.
In this respect, it is useful to take note of similar concerns raised on this matter in other parts of
the world. In Denmark, wind based electricity generation has taken a substantial part of their
total system load. At present it is around 10% and is expected to reach 20% very soon. This
value is expected to exceed 50% before 2030.
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Wind generators deploy induction generators. They absorb reactive power from the system. The
power outputs from wind generators fluctuate very much. Due to low rotational speed wind
generators also have low inertia constant, whereas biomass generators are fuel based systems.
Apart from forced outages, the outputs of these systems are steady. Due to high speed of
rotation of steam turbines, these systems have high inertia constants. Hence the impact of
biomass generators on system stability would be minimal.
Distributed generators improve voltage stability and reactive power control to the systems.
These are positive aspects of the biomass based distributed generation.
(o) Lack of target for alternative energy
Although the Government has laid a policy to “fully utilize” alternative energy sources to meet
our growing needs of electrical energy, the Long Term Generation Plans drawn up year after
year do not specify any targets for the share of these sources in the total energy mix. Such a
target would drive the developers, planners and Government officials to this goal.
(p) Duty free diesel for IPPs and CEB
In order to keep the average cost of electricity low, the Government is granting duty free
concessions to all IPPs and the CEB in respect of diesel fuel used in the generation of
electricity. This has created a severe distortion in the market forces in the energy sector.
(q) Biomass based electricity is a new concept
Being a new concept of electricity generation, convincing the authorities to accept this method
of electricity generation had been a difficult task. Although this concept was first introduced in
1980 (over 24 years ago), still many officials in the energy sector are skeptical of this concept.
(r) Requires multi discipline
The generation of electricity utilizing biomass obtained from a sustainable energy plantation
requires expertise in the fields of agriculture and engineering. These two disciplines are very
diverse in nature. Therefore the implementation of a biomass electricity generation project
would require the integration of two separate institutions in the above two fields. Identifying
two such institutions that are willing to collaborate on a project of this nature had been a
difficult task.
(s) Competition with other crops
Paddy is the main crop in the project area. Paddy cultivation has been the main attraction for
farmers in the area for many reasons such as long history, main national staple food, facilities
made available by the state etc. Price of fuel wood and profitability would be the driving force
for the success of Gliricidia cultivation. As cultivation of Gliricidia gives a high return on
labour there is good likelihood for farmers in the area to undertake Gliricidia cultivation during
paddy non-cultivating seasons.
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(t) Awareness on SRC energy plantations
Although Gliricidia has been cultivated in Sri Lanka for many years in Sri Lanka, its
application for sustainable SRC energy plantations is a new concept. To obtain optimum results,
great care is necessary in the establishment, maintenance and harvesting activities. This could
be achieved only through a proper awareness programme.
(u) Fluctuation in annual yields
An average annual yield of 30 per ha per year has been reached taking into account the yield
trials obtained over many years in different locations in the dry zone.. However, the actual
yield in any particular interval depends on the rainfall and its uniformity in that interval.
Prolonged drought would drastically affect the yield. These features should be taken note of and
adequate steps taken to cater to such eventuality.
(v) Rapport with out growers
Supply of fuel wood for the power plant is to be obtained from two sources. (i) from the nucleus
plantations entirely managed by the power development company and (ii) from out grower
system, partly supported by the power developer and operated and managed by the farmer
families within the project area. As the nucleus plantations are expected to be used only in an
emergency, it is vital to ensure continuous supply from the out grower system. All attempts
should be made to encourage the farmers engaged in the out grower system to main
uninterrupted supply as far as possible.
4.5.2.3 Institutional Barriers
a) Lack of awareness among government institutions and officials to make use of the
benefits of Policy CDM such as energy saving policies, alternate energy policies, waste
disposal policies (which incorporates methane abatement etc).
b) Lack of awareness about CDM among policy makers and project developers. Many
senior government and private sector officials, who influence decision making activities
in the government sector that affect the economic well being of the country, have little
knowledge of Global Warming, Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol, Clean
Development Mechanism etc. This has unfortunately created the space for a few
interested parties to plant wrong and biased information on CDM among a few officials.
c) Lack of attractive financing for renewable energy projects in the private sector. All large
scale energy generation projects are funded by donor agencies. These projects are
evaluated under the soft terms offered by such donors. However, all small projects are
funded with private funds or funds from banks at commercial rates. This discrepancy
gives an apparent advantage to large scale projects. If funds are made available for
small renewable energy projects at the same terms as provided for major projects, some
of the small projects could be more cost effective and feasible.
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d) Renewable energy policy is not finalized. Although many attempts were made to
formulate a renewable energy policy, such policies formulated by different committees
have not been accepted by the Government.
e) Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) failure to include renewable energy projects in the
generation plan. The Inter-Ministerial Working Committee on Dendro Thermal Power
has formulated an action plan to implement biomass based electricity generation for the
period 2006 to 2012. This has been approved by the cabinet of ministers. However, CEB
has not included these in their generation plan.
f) Non-coherence and integration of policies in the work plans among different
government institutions. For example Gliricidia based energy plantations have been
declared as the 4th
national plantation crop by the Ministry of Plantation Industries.
Wood from these plantations could be used for large scale energy generation. However,
CEB does not recognize this opportunity in their generation plan. Foliage from these
plantations could be used as cattle fodder in the dairy industry. The Ministry of
Agriculture has failed to incorporate this benefit in their dairy expansion program.
g) Banks still not fully geared to offer collateral recognizing the income generating
potential through CDM. Banks are reluctant to finance CDM projects as they are not
sufficiently aware of the risks involved in the process.
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CHAPTER 5 - NATIONAL SECTOR BASELINES FOR CDM PROTECT
ACTIVITIES
Since most of CDM projects in Sri Lanka are small scale, this chapter discusses only the sector
baselines of small scale CDM projects.
5.1 Small scale baseline methodology applicable to Sri Lanka
In terms of modalities and procedures for the CDM, three types of small-scale CDM projects
are possible.
Type i – Renewable energy project activities with a maximum output capacity equivalent of up
to 15 megawatts or appropriate equivalent (Decision 17/CP.7 para 6 (c ) (i).
Type ii – Energy efficiency improvement project activities which reduce energy consumption,
on the supply and/or demand side, by up to the equivalent of 15 GWh per year (Decision
17/CP.7 para 6 (c ) (ii).
Type iii – Other project activities that both reduce anthropogenic emissions by sources and
directly emit less than 15 kilo(kt) of carbon dioxide equivalent annually (Decision 17/CP.7 para
6 (c ) (iii)..
Each of these project types has several project categories (i.e. category 1.A, I.B, I.C,I.D. and
II.A etc.) Under these three types of project the CDM executive board has approved 19
indicative simplified methodologies. Details of these methodologies can be obtained from the
website http:/cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/SSCmethodologies/approved
5.2 National Baseline for small scale CDM projects in renewable energy
5.2.1 Baseline emissions – Type I - Category I.D – Renewable power generation for a grid
Among the approved small scale methodologies Type 1- Category 1.D which is renewable
power generation for a grid is mostly relevant to Sri Lanka. Most of the proposed CDM projects
in Sri Lanka come under this category. Therefore most recent methodologies for estimation of
baseline emissions for Type 1- Category I.D are discussed below.
The most recent approved Simplified Baseline Methodologies for Small Scale CDM Projects
Activity Categories I.D, renewable power generation for grid are presented at the I.D/Version
09, Scope 1 dated 28 July 2006 [1] of the Appendix B. According to Para 9 (a) of Type I,
I.D/Version 9 dated 28 July 2006, the baseline for Sri Lanka is the kWh of electrical power
produced by the renewable generating unit multiplied by an emission coefficient (measured in
kg CO2equ/kWh) calculated in a transparent and conservative manner as:
(a) A combined margin (CM), consisting of the combination of operating margin (OM)
and build margin (BM) according to the procedures prescribed in the approved
methodology ACM 0002. Any of the four procedures specified in the ACM 0002 to
calculate the operating margin can be chosen, but restrictions to use the Simple OM and
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Average OM calculations must be considered (Para 9 (a) of the I.D/Version 09, Scope 1
dated 28 July 2006.
OR,
(b) The weighted average emissions (in kg CO2equ/kWh) of the current generation mix.
The data of the year in which project generation occurs must be used (Para 9 (a) of the
I.D/Version 09, Scope 1 dated 28 July 2006.
Of these two methods, the option (a) is beneficial for Sri Lanka, since the option (b) derive very
low emission factor. This is because Sri Lanka has a large share of hydro-power.
The approved methodology ACM 0002 provides formulas for calculation of combine margin
(CM), build margin (BM) and operation margin (OM).
5.2.2 Operating Margin (OM)
The ACM 0002 provides four options to calculate operating margin (OM):
a) Simple operating margin
b) Simple adjusted operating margin
c) Dispatch data analysis operating margin
d) Average operating margin
Of these four options, Simple Adjusted OM method is appropriate for Sri Lanka since there are
no detail data are available to use Dispatch Data Analysis OM.
The simple adjusted OM can be derived using following formula:
j
yj
ji
jiyji
yyOM
GEN
COEFF
EF,
,
,,,
, *)1( +
k
yk
ji
kiyki
GEN
COEFF
y,
,
,,,
*
Where yjiF ,, is amount of fuel i (in mass or volume unit) consumed by relevant power sources
j in year(s), y. j refers to power sources delivering electricity to the grid from the sources other
than low operating cost and must run power plants and k refers to power sources delivering
electricity to the grid from the low operating cost and must run power plants.
λ = arhoursperye
inhemourcesaremustrunrestwforwhichloursperyearNumberofho
8760
argint/cos
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Where λ should be calculated as follows:
Step 1- Plot a load duration curve. Collect chronological load data (typically in MW) for each
hour of a year, and sort data from highest to lowest MW level. Plot MW against 8760 hours in
the year, in descending order
Step 2 – Organize data by generating sources. Collect data for, and calculate total annual
generation (in MWh) from low-cost must-run resources (i.e. ykGEN , )
Step 3 - Fill load duration curve. Plot horizontal line across load duration curve such that area
under the curve (MW times hours) equal the total generation (in MWh) from low-cost must-run
resources (i.e. ykGEN , )
Step 4 – Determine the “Number of hours per year for which low-cost must run resources are on
the margin”. First locate the intersection of the horizontal line plotted in step 3 and the load
duration curve plotted in step 1. The number of hours (out of total 8760 hours) to the right of the
intersection is the numbers of hours for which low-cost must run resources are on the margin. If
the line do not intersect, one may conclude that low-cost must run resources do not appear on
the margin and λ is equal to 0. Lambda λ is the calculated number of hours divided by 8760.
jiCOEF, is the CO2 emission coefficient of fuel i (t/CO2 mass or volume unit of the fuel),
taking into account the carbon content of the fuels used by relevant power sources j, and the
present oxidation of the fuel in year(s), y, and GENj.y is the electricity (MWh) delivered to the
grid by the source j.
The CO2 coefficient COEFi was obtained as
COEFi = NCVi * EFCO2i * OXIDi
Where
NCVi is the net calorific value (energy content) of per mass or volume unit of a fuel I, and
OXIDi is the oxidation factor of the fuel. The EFCO2i is the CO2 emission factor per unit of
energy of the fuel i.
Using this formula simple adjusted OM should be calculated most recent three years and get the
average based on the most recent statistics available at the time of PDD submission.
5.2.3 Build Margin (BM)
The Build Margin emission factor (EFBM,y) can be calculated as the generation-weighted
average emission factor (tCO2/MWh) of a sample of power plant m, as follows:
m
ym
ji
miymi
yBM
GEN
COEFF
EF,
,
,,,
,
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Where Ei,m,y COEFi,m and GENm,y are analogous to variables described for the OM method
above for plants m. The sample group m should consist of either the five power plants that have
been built most recently or power plant capacity additions in the electricity system that
comprise 20% of the system generation (in MWh) and that have been built most recently.
For Sri Lanka, the option 1 is most appropriate to calculate the BM which should be calculated
ex-ante based on the most recent information available for plants already built for sample group
m at the time of PDD submission.
The total capacity of the Sri Lankan power system is 2194.5 MW. The total annual average
energy generated by the entire system is 11715 GWh; 20% of this is 2343 GWh.. The most
recent five power plants have the capacity of 453 MW and average annual energy of 3176
GWh. Therefore, the five most recently commissioned power plants were used in estimating
“build margin” emission coefficient for Sri Lanka.
5.2.4 Calculation of baseline emission factor
Baseline emission factor should be calculated as the weighted average of the operating margin
emission factor (EFOM,y) and build margin emission factor (EFBM,y) as
EFy = wOM * EFBM,y + wBM * EFBM,y
Where weights wOM and wBM, by deault, are 50% (i.e wOM = wBM = 0.5) and EFOM,y and EFBM,y
are calculated calculated using above formulae (ref. ACM0002)
5.2.5 Application of the combined margin (CM) to Sri Lanka
The weighted average emission baseline in kgCO2/year for Sri Lanka in terms of the procedures
prescribed in the approved methodology I.D/Version 09, Scope 1 dated 28 July 2006 (Para 9 (a)
and ACM 0002 which was calculated based on the combine margin (CM) consisting of the
combination of operating margin (OM) and build margin (BM).
5.2.5.1 Calculation of emission factors for each power plants
In order to estimate the average emissions of each power plant in the system the relative power
contribution of each thermal power plant should be estimated. The contributions of each power
plant to the system were estimated using following formulae (Table 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19).
Following formulae was used to estimate the effective total operating hours per year:
Total effective operating hours (D) = 8760 hour/year (A) - maintenance hours per year (B) –
forced outage rate in % (C)
D = (A - B ) * ( (100 – C)/100) Where:
D = Total effective operating hours/year
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A = 8760 hours/year
B = maintenance hours
C = forced outage ( %)
Maximum annual energy output (kWh/year) of each power plant was calculated using following
formulae:
Annual Energy Output in kWh/year (F) = Operating hours (D) * Plant capacity in MW (E) * 103
F = D * E * 103 Where:
D = Total effective operating hours
E = Plant capacity in MW
F = Annual energy output in kWh/year
The percentage power contribution of each power plant (% of kWh/year) was calculated using
following formulae:
Percentage power of each power plant in % (G) = Annual output of each power plant (Fi)/
Sum of output of all power plants (Σ F1 ……. N)
G = Fi / Σ F1 ……. N where
G = Contribution to total energy supply by each plant (%)
Fi = Energy output of the ith power plant
Heat rates of each power plant (MJ/MWh) were calculated using following formulae:
Plant heat rate (MJ/MWh) = (1/plant conversion efficiency) * 3.6 * 103
J = [ (1/ H ) * 3.6 * 103
] where,
J = Plant heat rate (MJ/MWh)
H = Plant conversion efficiency (%)
Source: Plant Conversion Efficiency Rates were received from CEB Generation Plans, 2003, 2004 and 2005
[8, 9 & 16]. IPCC recommended conversion factor: 1 MWh = 3.6 *109 J or 1 MWh = 3.6 * 10
3 MJ [12]
Adjusted carbon contents of fuel for each power plant were calculated using following equation:
Adjusted carbon content of fuel for each power plant (tC/TJ) = Carbon content of each fuel *
Combustion efficiency of power plant
M = K * L where:
M = Adjusted carbon content of each fuel (tC/TJ)
K = Carbon content of each fuel
L = Combustion efficiency of power plant
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Note: Combustion efficiency of all plants is assumed to be 99%.
Emission factors (kgC/MWh) of each power plant were calculated using following equation.
Emission factor (kgC/MWh) = (Heat rate * adjusted carbon content of fuel * 103) /10
6
N = (J * M * 103 ) / 10
6 . where,
N = Emission factor in kgC/MWh)
J = Heat rate (MJ/MWh)
M = Adjusted carbon content of fuel (tC/TJ)
The following equation was used to convert kgC/MWh into CO2 emission per kWh:
O = [ (N * 44/12) / 103 ] where:
O = CO2 emissions (kg CO2/kWh)
N = Emission factor (kgC/MWh)
5.2.5.2 Operating margin emission calculation
According to the Appendix B, I.D/Version 9, Paragraph 9 (a), the “approximate operating
margin” is the weighted average emissions (in kg CO2equ/kWh) of all generating sources
serving the system, excluding hydro, geothermal, wind, low-cost biomass, nuclear and solar
generation. This was calculated using the Option 1 of paragraph 9 (c) of the approved baseline
methodology, Type I – Renewable Energy Projects; Category I.D./Version 09, Scope 1, 28 July
2006. According to this the approximate operating margin is a 3 – year average, based on the
most recent statistic available at the time of PDD submission [10].
Therefore approximate operating margin emissions were calculated for years 2003, 2004 and
2005 separately. Then the three year average was calculated. The weighted average emissions of
approximate operating margin for each year were calculated using following formulae:
Weighted average emissions of the year i (kgCO2/kWh) =
CO2 emissions of ith
power plant * Percentage of power contribution of a power plant to the
grid
Pi = O * G where:
O = CO2 emissions of each power plant
Pi = Weighted average emissions (kg CO2/kWh)
G = Contribution of total energy supply by each power plant (%)
The approximate operating margin for the given year was estimated taking the sum of the
weighted average emissions of all the power plants operating in the year using following
equation:
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Weighted average emissions of all plants in the year 1 (kg CO2/kWh) = Sum of emissions
factors of all thermal power plants i.e. plant i. to plant n
Q1 = ( Σ P1……..n)
Q1 = Weighted average emissions of all thermal plants in the year 1 (kg CO2/kWh) = Sum of
emission factors of all thermal power plants – plant i …. n
A three year average of approximate operating margin was calculated using following equation:
OM = 3
*][ 3.......1 Q
Where
OM = Operating margin emission factor (A three year average of the approximate
margin emissions)
Q1….3 = Weighted average emission factors of year 1 to 3
OM = * (0.723 + 0.685 + 0.698)/3
OM = …… kg CO2/kWh - This can be calculated once lambda is calculated
The analysis found that the approximate operating margin emission factor of Sri Lanka is 0.702
kg CO2/kWh (to be adjusted with Lambda). This is a three year average of approximate
operating margins of years 2003, 204 and 2004. The table 15 presents the weighted average
approximate emission factors for year 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the average of emission factors
of all these three years. Data, formula and calculation results of approximate margin for years
2003, 2004, and 2004 are presented in Tables 14, Table 15, Table 16, Table 17, and Table 18
and Table 19 respectively.
Table 15 - Weighted average approximate emission factors
Year
Weighted average emissions factor
kg CO2/kWh
2003 0.723
2004 0.685
2005 0.698
Approximate operating margin OM (Average
emission factors of 2003, 2004 and 2005) 0.702
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5.2.5.3 Build margin (BM) emission calculation
According to the Appendix B, I.D/Version 9, Scope 1, dated 28 July 2006 Paragraph 9 (a) and
the ACM 0002 the “build margin” is the weighted average emissions (in kg CO2equ/kWh) of
recent capacity additions to the system, which capacity additions are defined as the greater (in
MWh) of most recent 20% of existing plants or the five most recent plants.” [10]. The most
recent five power plants in Sri Lanka account for more than 20% of the total MWh generated in
the system. The following formulae were used to estimate the build margin weighted average
emission:
Weighted average emissions of five most recent plants addition to the grid (kg CO2/kWh) =
CO2 emissions of each of the five most recent power plants * percentage of power contribution
to the grid by five most recent power plants
Ti = S * R where:
Ti = Weighted average emissions of ith power plant of the five most recent power
plants additions to the grid (kgCO2/kWh)
S = CO2 emissions of each of the most recent five power plants
R = Percent contribution of power to the grid from these recent five power plants
BM = 5........1T
BM = Build Margin emission factor (Weighted average emissions of five most recent
plants addition to the grid (kg CO2/kWh)
BM = 0.584 kg CO2/kWh
The sum of weighted average emissions of most recent five power plants added to the grid,
which is the build margin emission factor, was found to be 0.584 kg CO2/kWh (Table 20 and
Table 21).
5.2.5.4 Baseline emission factor
Combined Margin (CM) emission factor was estimated based on weighted average operating
margin (OM) and build margin (BM) emission factors using following equation:
EFy = wOM * EFOM,y + wBM * EFBM,y
Where
EFy = Baseline emission factor defined as Combine Margin emission factor
(kg CO2/kWh)
EFBM,y = Operating margine mission factor (kg CO2/kWh)
EFBM,y = Build margine mission factor for the base year (kg CO2/kWh)
wOM = 0.5
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wBM = 0.5
EFy = 0.5 * 0.702 ( adjusted with Lmbda) + 0.5 * 0.584 = …. kg CO2/kWh
The Baseline Emission factor which is standardized baseline for annual emissions offset value
that would result from the implementation of the Ampara EnerGeon Small Scale Biomass
Power project is 0.643kg CO2 per kWh.
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Table 16 -Data and formulae used for approximate margin average emission calculations for year 2003 (Part 1)
Power plant
Date of
commissi
oning Fuel source
Hours
/yr
Mainten
ance
(hours/
yr)
Forced
outage
%
Total
Operating hours
Capacity
(MW)
Annual
maximum
energy
(kWh/yr)
Variable A B C D E F
(A – B ) * ( (100 –
C)/100) F=D*E*1000
CEB operated power plants
1.Kelanitissa Gas turbines (old) 1982 Auto diesel 8760 960 20 6240 48 299520000
2. Kelanitissaa Gas turbines (new) 1997 Auto diesel 8760 1080 8 7065.6 115 812544000
3. Sapugaskanda Diesel 1984 Residual oil 8760 1200 30 5292 72 381024000
4. Sapugaskanda Diesel extension 1999 Residual oil 8760 1056 99915 6548.4 72 471484800
5. Kelanitisaa Combined Cycle (JBIC) 2002 Naphtha 8760 768 5 7592.4 165 1252746000
Independent power producers
6. Lakdhanavi diesel 1997 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 22.5 166428000
7. Asia power Ltd diesel 1998 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 49 362443200
8. Colombo Power Ltd diesel 2000 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 60 443808000
9. Ace Power Matara diesel 2002 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 20 147936000
10. ACE Power Horana diesel 2002 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 20 147936000
643.5 4485870000
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Table 17 - Data and formulae used for approximate margin average emission calculations for year 2003 (Part 2)
Variable - Power plants
Contribution
to total energy
supply (% of
kWh)
Plant
conversio
n
efficiency
factor
Heat rate
(MJ/MWh)
Carbon
content
(tC/TJ)
Combustio
n efficiency
factor
Adjusted
Carbon
content
(tC/TJ)
Emissions
factor
(kgC/MW
h)
Emissions
factor (kg
CO2/kWh)
Weighted
average
emmisions
(kgCO2/k
Wh)
G H J K L M N O P
G=(Fi/ΣF..n)*
100
J=(1/H)*3.6*1
000 M=K*L
N=J*M*
103/10
6
O=(N*44/12
)/103 P=O/100*G
CEB operated plant
1.Kelanitissa Gas turbines (old) 6.6770 0.2200 16363.6364 20.2 0.99 19.9980 327.2400 1.1999 0.0801
2. Kelanitissaa Gas turbines (new) 18.1134 0.3000 12000.0000 20.2 0.99 19.9980 239.9760 0.8799 0.1594
3. Sapugaskanda Diesel 8.4939 0.3850 9350.6494 21.1 0.99 20.8890 195.3257 0.7162 0.0608
4. Sapugaskanda Diesel extension 10.5104 0.4080 8823.5294 21.1 0.99 20.8890 184.3147 0.6758 0.0710
5. Kelanitisaa Combined Cycle
(JBIC) 27.9265 0.4710 7643.3121 20.2 0.99 19.9980 152.8510 0.5605 0.1565
Independent power
6. Lakdhanavi diesel 3.7100 0.4000 9000.0000 21.1 0.99 20.8890 188.0010 0.6893 0.0256
7. Asia power Ltd diesel 8.0797 0.4000 9000.0000 21.1 0.99 20.8890 188.0010 0.6893 0.0557
8. Colombo Power Ltd diesel 9.8935 0.4000 9000.0000 21.1 0.99 20.8890 188.0010 0.6893 0.0682
9. Ace Power Matara diesel 3.2978 0.4000 9000.0000 21.1 0.99 20.8890 188.0010 0.6893 0.0227
10. ACE Power Horana diesel 3.2978 0.4000 9000.0000 21.1 0.99 20.8890 188.0010 0.6893 0.0227
100.0000 0.7228
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Table 18 -Data and formulae used for approximate margin average emission calculations for year 2004 (Part 1)
Power plant
Date of
commissi
oning Fuel source
Hours
/yr
Mainten
ance
(hours/
yr)
Forced
outage
%
Total
Operating hours
Capacity
(MW)
Annual
maximum
energy
(kWh/yr)
Variable A B C D E F
(A – B ) * ( (100 –
C)/100) F=D*E*1000
CEB operated power plants
1.Kelanitissa Gas turbines (old) 1982 Auto diesel 8760 1008 17 6434.16 51 328142160
2. Kelanitissaa Gas turbines (new) 1997 Auto diesel 8760 1440 16 6148.8 115 707112000
3. Sapugaskanda Diesel 1984 Residual oil 8760 1128 14 6563.52 72 472573440
4. Sapugaskanda Diesel extension 1999 Residual oil 8760 1320 6 6993.6 72 503539200
5. Kelanitisaa Combined Cycle (JBIC) 2002 Naphtha 8760 528 5 7820.4 165 1290366000
Independent power producers
6. Lakdhanavi diesel 1997 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 22.5 166428000
7. Asia power Ltd diesel 1998 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 49 362443200
8. Colombo Power Ltd diesel 2000 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 60 443808000
9. Ace Power Matara diesel 2002 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 20 147936000
10. ACE Power Horana diesel 2002 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 20 147936000
11.AES Kelanitissa (Pvt) Ltd. (ADB) 2003 Auto diesel 8760 720 8 7396.8 163 1205678400
12. Heladhanavi (Pvt) Ltd. 2004 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 100 739680000
909.5 6515642400
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Table 19 - Data and formulae used for approximate margin average emission calculations for year 2004 (Part 2)
Variable – Power plants
Contributio
n to total
energy
supply (%
of kWh)
Plant
conversio
n
efficiency
factor
Heat rate
(MJ/MWh)
Carbon
content
(tC/TJ)
Combis
tion
efficien
cy
factor
Adjuste
d
Carbon
content
(tC/TJ)
Emissions
factor
(kgC/MWh
)
Emissions
factor (kg
CO2/kWh)
Weighted
average
emmisions
(kgCO2/kWh)
G H J K L M N O P
G=(Fi/ΣF..n
)*100
J=(1/H)*3.6
*1000
M=K*
L
N=J*M*
103/10
6
O=(N*44/12
)/103 P=O/100*G
CEB operated power plants
1.Kelanitissa Gas turbines (old) 5.04 0.218 16513.761 20.2 0.99 19.998 330.24220 1.2108880 0.060983001
2. Kelanitissaa Gas turbines (new) 10.85 0.33 10909.090 20.2 0.99 19.998 218.16 0.79992 0.086811552
3. Sapugaskanda Diesel 7.25 0.382 9424.0837 21.1 0.99 20.889 196.85968 0.7218188 0.052352845
4. Sapugaskanda Diesel extension 7.73 0.415 8674.6987 21.1 0.99 20.889 181.20578 0.6644212 0.051347527
5. Kelanitisaa Combined Cycle
(JBIC)
19.80 0.48 7500 20.2 0.99 19.998 149.985 0.549945 0.108911798
Independent power
6. Lakdhanavi diesel 2.55 0.4 9000 21.1 0.99 20.889 188.001 0.689337 0.017607623
7. Asia power Ltd diesel 5.56 0.4 9000 21.1 0.99 20.889 188.001 0.689337 0.038345491
8. Colombo Power Ltd diesel 6.81 0.4 9000 21.1 0.99 20.889 188.001 0.689337 0.046953663
9. Ace Power Matara diesel 2.27 0.4 9000 21.1 0.99 20.889 188.001 0.689337 0.015651221
10. ACE Power Horana diesel 2.27 0.4 9000 21.1 0.99 20.889 188.001 0.689337 0.015651221
11.AES Kelanitissa (Pvt) Ltd.
(ADB) 18.50 0.42 8571.4285 20.2 0.99 19.998 171.41142 0.6285085 0.116301534
12. Heladhanavi (Pvt) Ltd. 11.35 0.42 8571.4285 21.1 0.99 20.889 179.04857 0.6565114 0.074529623
100.00 0.6854471
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Table 20 - Data and formulae used for approximate margin average emission calculations for year 2005 (Part 1)
Power plant
Date of
commissi
oning Fuel source
Hours
/yr
Mainten
ance
(hours/
yr)
Forced
outage
%
Total
Operating hours
Capacity
(MW)
Annual
maximum
energy
(kWh/yr)
Variable A B C D E F
(A – B ) * ( (100 –
C)/100) F=D*E*1000
CEB operated power plants
1.Kelanitissa Gas turbines (old) 1982 Auto diesel 8760 864 20 6316.8 68 429542400
2. Kelanitissaa Gas turbines (new) 1997 Auto diesel 8760 240 10 7668 115 881820000
3. Sapugaskanda Diesel 1984 Residual oil 8760 1200 17 6274.8 72 451785600
4. Sapugaskanda Diesel extension 1999 Residual oil 8760 1200 12 6652.8 72 479001600
5. Kelanitisaa Combined Cycle (JBIC) 2002 Naphtha 8760 720 6 7557.6 165 1247004000
Independent power producers
6. Lakdhanavi diesel 1997 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 22.5 166428000
7. Asia power Ltd diesel 1998 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 49 362443200
8. Colombo Power Ltd diesel 2000 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 60 443808000
9. Ace Power Matara diesel 2002 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 20 147936000
10. ACE Power Horana diesel 2002 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 20 147936000
11.AES Kelanitissa (Pvt) Ltd. (ADB) 2003 Auto diesel 8760 720 8 7396.8 163 1205678400
12. Heladhanavi (Pvt) Ltd. 2004 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 100 739680000
13. ACE Power Embilipitiya Ltd. 2005 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 100 739680000
1026.5 7442743200
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Table 21 - Data and formulae used for approximate margin average emission calculations for year 2005 (Part 2)
Variable - Power plants
Contributio
n to total
energy
supply (%
of kWh)
Plant
conversio
n
efficiency
factor
Heat rate
(MJ/MWh
)
Carb
on
conte
nt
(tC/T
J)
Combistio
n
efficiency
factor
Adjusted
Carbon
content
(tC/TJ)
Emissions
factor
(kgC/MWh
)
Emissions
factor (kg
CO2/kWh)
Weighted
average
emmisions
(kgCO2/kWh)
G H J K L M N O P
G=(Fi/ΣF..n
)*100
J=(1/H)*3.
6*1000 M=K*L
N=J*M*
103/10
6
O=(N*44/12)/103 P=O/100*G
CEB operated power plants
1.Kelanitissa Gas turbines (old) 5.77 0.205 17560.961 20.2 0.99 19.998 351.18439 1.28767609 0.07431554
2. Kelanitissaa Gas turbines (new) 11.85 0.33 10909.090 20.2 0.99 19.998 218.16 0.79992 0.094774928
3. Sapugaskanda Diesel 6.07 0.382 9424.0837 21.1 0.99 20.889 196.85968 0.72181884 0.043815479
4. Sapugaskanda Diesel extension 6.44 0.415 8674.6987 21.1 0.99 20.889 181.20578 0.66442120 0.042760957
5. Kelanitisaa Combined Cycle
(JBIC) 16.75 0.48 7500 20.2 0.99 19.998 149.985 0.549945 0.092141244
Independent power producers
6. Lakdhanavi diesel 2.24 0.4 9000 21.1 0.99 20.889 188.001 0.689337 0.015414341
7. Asia power Ltd diesel 4.87 0.4 9000 21.1 0.99 20.889 188.001 0.689337 0.033569008
8. Colombo Power Ltd diesel 5.96 0.4 9000 21.1 0.99 20.889 188.001 0.689337 0.041104908
9. Ace Power Matara diesel 1.99 0.4 9000 21.1 0.99 20.889 188.001 0.689337 0.013701636
10. ACE Power Horana diesel 1.99 0.4 9000 21.1 0.99 20.889 188.001 0.689337 0.013701636
11.AES Kelanitissa (Pvt) Ltd.
(ADB) 16.20 0.42 8571.4285 20.2 0.99 19.998 171.41142 0.62850857 0.101814504
12. Heladhanavi (Pvt) Ltd. 9.94 0.42 8571.4285 21.1 0.99 20.889 179.04857 0.65651142 0.065245886
13. ACE Power Embilipitiya Ltd. 9.94 0.42 8571.4285 21.1 0.99 20.889 179.04857 0.65651142 0.065245886
100.00 0.697605953
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5.2.5.5 Calculation of build margin average emissions (BM)
Table 20 and Table 21 provide data and the results of the build margin emission calculations.
Table 22 - Data and formulae used for build margin average emission calculations as at year 2005 (Part 1)
Power plant
Date of
commissioning Fuel source
Hours
/yr
Maintenance
(hours/ yr)
Forced outage
%
Total
Operating
hours
Capacity
(MW)
Annual maximum
energy
(kWh/yr)
Variable A B C D E F
(A - B ) * (
(100 –
C)/100) F=D*E*1000
1. Kukule hydro power 2003 Hydro 70 300000000*
2. ACE Power Horana diesel 2002 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 20 147936000
3.AES Kelanitissa (Pvt) Ltd. (ADB) 2003 Auto diesel 8760 720 8 7396.8 163 1205678400
4. Heladhanavi (Pvt) Ltd. 2004 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 100 739680000
5. ACE Power Embilipitiya Ltd. 2005 Fuel oil 8760 720 8 7396.8 100 739680000
453 3132974400
* CEB Generation and Expansion Plan – December 2005
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Table 23 - Data and formulae used for build margin average emission calculations as at year 2005 (Part 2)
Variable - Power plants
Contribution
to total
energy supply
(% of kWh)
Plant
conversio
n
efficiency
factor
Heat rate
(MJ/MW
h)
Carbon
content
(tC/TJ)
Combisti
on
efficiency
factor
Adjuste
d
Carbon
content
(tC/TJ)
Emissions
factor
(kgC/M
Wh)
Emissions
factor (kg
CO2/kWh)
Weighted average
emmisions
(kgCO2/kWh)
R H J K L M N S T
G=(Fi/ΣF..n)*
100
J=(1/H)*3
.6*1000
M=K*
L
N=J*M*
103/10
6
O=(N*44/12)/103 P=S/100*R
1. Kukule hydro 9.58
2. ACE Power Horana diesel 4.72 0.4 9000 21.1 0.99 20.889 188.001 0.689337 0.032549822
3..AES Kelanitissa (Pvt) Ltd.
(ADB) 38.48 0.42 8571.4285 20.2 0.99 19.998 171.4114 0.628508571 0.241872136
4. Heladhanavi (Pvt) Ltd. –
Puttalama 23.61 0.42 8571.4285 21.1 0.99 20.889 179.0485 0.656511429 0.154999151
5. ACE Power Embilipitiya Ltd. 23.61 0.42 8571.4285 21.1 0.99 20.889 179.0485 0.656511429 0.154999151
100.00 0.58442026
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5.2.5.6 Calculation of Combine Margin (CM) emission factor (average of
approximate (OM) and build margin (BM)
Average operating margin emission factor (OM) = 0.702 kg/kWh (to be adjusted with
lambda)
Average build margin emission factor (BM) = 0.584 kg/kWh
5. 3 National Baseline for small scale CDM projects in waste sector
AMS-III.D. - Methane recovery in agricultural and agro industrial activities
AMS-III.E - Avoidance of methane production from biomass decay through controlled
combustion
AMS-III.F. - Avoidance of methane production from biomass decay through composting
AMS-III.G. - Landfill methane recovery
AMS-III.H. - Methane recovery in wastewater treatment
5.4 National Baseline for small scale CDM projects in transport sector
AMS-III.B. - Switching fossil fuels
AMS-III.C. - Emission reductions by low-greenhouse gas emitting vehicles
5.5 National Baseline for small scale CDM projects in industry sector
AMS-II.D - Energy efficiency and fuel switching measures for industrial facilities
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III.F./Version 4
Sectoral Scope: 13
EB 31
Indicative simplified baseline and monitoring methodologies for selected small-scale
CDM project activity categories
TYPE III - OTHER PROJECT ACTIVITIES
Project participants shall take into account the general guidance to the methodologies,
information on additionality, abbreviations and general guidance on leakage provided at
http://cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/SSCmethodologies/approved.html.
5.5.1 III.F Avoidance of methane production from decay of biomass through
composting
Technology/measure
1. This project category comprises measures to avoid the production of methane from
biomass or other organic matter that would have otherwise been left to decay
anaerobically in a solid waste disposal site without methane recovery. Due to the
project activity, decay is prevented through aerobic treatment by composting and
proper soil application of the compost. The project activity does not recover or
combust methane (unlike AMS III.G), and does not undertake controlled combustion
of the waste (unlike AMS III E). Measures are limited to those that result in emission
reductions of less than or equal to 60 kt CO2 equivalent annually.
2. This project category includes construction and expansion of compost production
facilities as well as activities that increase capacity utilization at an existing
composting production facility. For project activities that increase capacity utilization
at existing composting facilities, project participant(s) shall demonstrate that special
efforts are made to increase the capacity utilization, that the existing composting
facility meets all applicable laws and regulations and that the existing composting
facility is not included in a separate CDM project activity. The special efforts should
be identified and described.
3. This category is also applicable for co-composting wastewater and solid biomass
waste, where wastewater would otherwise have been treated in an anaerobic
wastewater treatment system without methane recovery. The wastewater in the
project scenario is used as a source of moisture and/or nutrients to the composting
process e.g. composting of empty fruit bunches (EFB), a residue from palm oil
production, with the addition of palm oil mill effluent (POME) which is the
wastewater co produced from palm oil production.
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5.5.1.1 Boundary
4. The project boundary is the physical, geographical site:
a). where the solid waste would have been disposed and the methane emission
occurs in absence of the proposed project activity,
b). in the case of projects co-composting wastewater, where the co-composting
wastewater would have been treated anaerobically in the absence of the project
activity,
c). where the treatment of biomass through composting takes place,
d). where the soil application of the produced compost takes place, and
e). the itineraries between them (a, b, c and d), where the transportation of waste,
wastewater or compost occurs.
5.5.1.2 Project Activity Emissions
5. Project activity emissions consist of:
f). CO2 emissions due to incremental distances between
i. The collection points of biomass and the composting site as compared
to the baseline solid waste disposal site,
ii. When applicable, the collection points of wastewater and composting
site as compared to baseline wastewater treatment site,
iii. Composting site and the soil application sites.
g). CO2 emissions on account of fossil fuel based energy used by the project
activity facilities, which shall include but not limited to energy used for aeration
and/or turning of compost piles/heaps and chopping of biomass for size
reduction, screening and where relevant drying of the final compost product.
Emission factors for grid electricity or diesel fuel use as the case may be shall
be calculated as described in category AMS I.D.
PEy = PEy,transp + PEy,power
Where:
PEy project activity emissions in the year “y” (tons of CO2 equivalent)
PEy,transp emissions from incremental transportation in the year “y”
PEy,power emissions from electricity or diesel consumption in the year “y”
PEy,transp = (Qy/CTy) * DAFw * EFCO2 + (Qy,comp/CTy,comp) * DAFcomp * EFCO2
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Where:
Qy quantity of waste composted and/or wastewater co-composted in the year
“y” (tons)
CTy average truck capacity for waste transportation (tons/truck)
DAFw average incremental distance for solid waste and/or wastewater
transportation (km/truck)
EFCO2 CO2 emission factor from fuel use due to transportation (kgCO2/km, IPCC
default values or local values may be used).
Qy,comp quantity of final compost product produced in the year “y” (tons)
CTy,comp average truck capacity for final compost product transportation
(tons/truck)
DAFcomp average distance for final compost product transportation (km/truck)
Baseline
6. The baseline scenario is the situation where, in the absence of the project activity,
biomass and other organic matter are left to decay within the project boundary and
methane is emitted to the atmosphere. The baseline emissions are the amount of
methane emitted from the decay of the degradable organic carbon in the biomass
solid waste composted in the project activity. When wastewater is co-composted,
baseline emissions include emissions from wastewater co-composted in the project
activity. The yearly Methane Generation Potential for the solid waste is calculated
using the first order decay model as described in category AMS III.G. Baseline
emissions shall exclude methane emissions that would have to be captured, fuelled or
flared to comply with national or local safety requirement or legal regulations.
BEy = BECH4,SWDS,y – MDy,reg* GWP_CH4 + MEPy,ww * GWP_CH4
Where:
BECH4,SWDS,y yearly methane generation potential of the solid waste composted by the
project during the years “x” from the beginning of the project activity
(x=1) up to the year “y” estimated as described in AMS III.G (t CO2e)
MDy, reg amount of methane that would have to be captured and combusted in the
year “y” to comply with the prevailing regulations
MEPy,ww methane emission potential in the year “y” of the wastewater. The value of
this term is zero if co-composting of wastewater is not included in the
project activity.
CH4_GWP GWP for CH4 (value of 21 is used)
7. Methane emission potential of co-composted wastewater is estimated as described in
category AMS III.H:
MEPy,ww = Qy,ww * CODy,ww,untreated * Bo,ww * MCFww,treatment * GWP_CH4
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Where:
Qy,ww volume of wastewater co-composted in the year “y” (m3)
CODy,ww,untreated chemical oxygen demand of the wastewater in the year “y” (tons/m3)1
Bo,ww methane producing capacity for the wastewater (IPCC default value for
domestic wastewater of 0.21 kg CH4/kg.COD)1
MCFww, treatment methane correction factor for the wastewater treatment system in the
baseline scenario (MCF higher value as per table III.H.1).
5.5.1.3 Leakage
8. If the composting technology is the equipment transferred from another activity or if
the existing equipment is transferred to another activity, leakage effects are to be
considered.
5.5.1.4 Monitoring
9. The emission reduction achieved by the project activity (in the case of construction of
new facilities or expansion of capacity of existing facilities) will be measured as the
difference between the baseline emission and the sum of the project emission and
leakage.
ERy = (BEy – (PEy + Leakagey)
Where:
ERy Emission reduction in the year “y” (tCO2e)
1 The IPCC default value of 0.25 kg CH4/kg COD was corrected to take into account the
uncertainties. For domestic waste water, a COD based value of Bo,ww can be converted to
BOD5 based value by dividing it by 2.4, i.e. a default value of 0.504 kg CH4/kg BOD can
be used.
9. The emission reduction achieved by the project activity (in the case of increase of
capacity utilization of existing facilities) will be measured as the difference between the
baseline emission and the sum of the project emission and leakage.
ERy = (BEy – PEy) x (1-r)
Where:
ERy Emission reduction in the year “y” (tCO2e)
The value for r is defined as
r = WCOMBAU/TWCOMy
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Where:
TWCOMy total quantity of waste composted in year of (tons) at the facility
WCOMBAU registered annual amount of waste composted (tons) at the facility on a
BAU basis calculated as the highest amount of annual compost production
in the last five years prior to the project implementation.
10. The following parameters shall be monitored and recorded annually during the
crediting period:
• Quantity of waste composted (Qy,comp) and its composition through
representative sampling,
• When project activity includes co-composting of wastewater, the volume of co-
composted wastewater (Qy,ww) and its COD content through representative
sampling,
• When project activity includes co-composting of wastewater, the volume of run-
off water2 from the composting site (Qww,runoff) and its COD content through
representative sampling. The methane emission potential of the run-off water is
calculated as described in paragraph 6 above and will be subtracted from baseline
methane emissions from the wastewater co-composted by the project activity.
• Parameters related to project emissions (PEy) described above such as CTy ,
DAFw, CTy,comp, energy used for aeration, turning of compost piles, pre-
processing of the biomass (e.g. size reduction, screening) and where relevant
drying of the final compost product.
11. The historical records of annual amount of waste composted at the facility in the last
five years prior to the project implementation and additional information to cross check
the historical records (e.g. invoices of compost sales) shall be provided for project
activity validation.
12. The operation of the composting facilities will be documented in a quality control
program, monitoring the conditions and procedures that ensure the aerobic condition of
the waste during the composting process.
2 Consisting of the wastewater applied in excess (i.e. moisture over and above the field
capacity of the biomass being composted) and rainwater in the case of unroofed sites.
13. Soil application of the compost in agriculture or related activities will be monitored.
This includes documenting the sales or delivery of the compost final product. It shall also
include an in situ verification of the proper soil application of the compost to ensure
aerobic conditions for further decay. Such verification shall be done at representative
sample of user sites.
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14. The project participants shall demonstrate annually, through the assessment of
common practices at proximate waste disposal sites that the amount of waste composted
in the project activity facilities would have been disposed in a solid waste disposal site
without methane recovery in the absence of the project activity. When project activity
includes co-composting of wastewater demonstrate that wastewater would have been
treated in an anaerobic system without methane recovery in the absence of the project
activity.
Example
PEy,transp = (Qy/CTy) * DAFw * EFCO2 + (Qy,comp/CTy,comp) * DAFcomp * EFCO2
Quantity of waste composted in the year “y” (tons), Qy = 1000 ton
Average truck capacity for waste transportation (tons/truck), CTy = 1 ton/truck
Average incremental distance for waste transportation (km/truck), DAF = 10 km/truck
CO2 emission factor from fuel use due to transportation (kgCO2/km), = 0.536 kgCO2/km
EFCO2
Quantity of compost produced in the year “y” (tons), Qy,comp = 400 ton
Average truck capacity for compost transportation (tons/truck), CTy,comp
= 0.4 ton/truck
Average distance for compost transportation (km/truck), DAFcomp = 15 km/truck
PEy,transp = (1000/1) x 10 x 0.536 + (400/0.4) x 15 x 0.536
= 13.4 ton CO2
BEy = MBy * GWP_CH4 – MDy,reg* GWP_CH4
= 0.01 (ton CH4/ton of waste) x 1000 x 21 (assume no regulatory requirement for
safety) = 2160 ton CO2 eqt
ERy = BEy – (PEy + Leakage y)
= 2160 – 13.4
= 2146.6 ton CO2 eqt.
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III.E./Version 12
Sectoral Scope 13
EB 31
Indicative simplified baseline and monitoring methodologies for selected small-scale
CDM project activity categories
TYPE III - OTHER PROJECT ACTIVITIES
Project participants must take into account the general guidance to the methodologies,
information on additionality, abbreviations and general guidance on leakage provided at
http://cdm.unfccc.int/goto/SSCappmeth .
5.5.2 III.E Avoidance of methane production from decay of biomass through
controlled combustion
Technology/measure
1. This project category comprises measures that avoid the production of methane from
biomass or other organic matter that:
(a) Would have otherwise been left to decay under clearly anaerobic conditions
throughout the crediting period1 in a solid waste disposal site without methane recovery,
or
(b) Is already deposited in a waste disposal site without methane recovery.
Due to the project activity, decay is prevented through controlled combustion of the
wastes of type referred to in paragraph 1(a) and/or 1(b) above. Measures are limited to
those that result in emission reductions of less than or equal to 60 kt CO2 equivalent
annually.
2. For the case of stockpile of wastes1 where in the baseline usually there is a reduction in
the amount of waste through regular open burning the use of the FOD model will have to
be adjusted to take account of this burning in order to estimate correctly the baseline
emission.
3. The project activity does not recover or combust methane unlike AMS III.G.
Nevertheless, the location and characteristics of the disposal site in the baseline condition
shall be known, in such a way as to allow the estimation of its methane emissions.
4. If the project activity involves combustion of partially decayed waste mined (i.e.
removed) from a solid waste disposal site, the project participants shall:
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i. Provide justifications for not using methane recovery and combustion as a
technology/measure to achieve emission reductions; and
ii. If fresh wastes are generated during the crediting period, demonstrate that
there is adequate capacity of the combustion facility to treat the newly
generated wastes in addition to the partially decayed wastes removed from
the disposal site or alternately justify the reasons for combusting the
partially decayed wastes instead of the newly generated wastes.
5. If the combustion facility is used for heat and electricity generation, that component of
the project activity shall use a corresponding methodology under type I project activities.
1 Further work is undertaken to investigate to which extent and in which cases methane
emissions may occur from stockpiling biomass residues. Subject to further insights on
this issue the methodology may be revised.
5.5.2.1 Boundary
6. The project boundary is the physical, geographical sites:
a. where the solid waste would have been disposed or is already deposited
and the avoided methane emission occurs in absence of the proposed
project activity,
b. where the treatment of biomass through controlled combustion takes
place,
c. where the final residues of the combustion process will be deposited, and
d. in the itineraries between them, where the transportation of wastes and
combustion residues occurs.
5.5.2.2 Project Activity Emissions
7. Project activity emissions consist of:
a. CO2 emissions related to the combustion of the non-biomass carbon content of
the waste (plastics, rubber and fossil derived carbon) and auxiliary fossil fuels
used in the combustion facility,
b. Incremental CO2 emissions due to incremental distances between the
collection points to the controlled combustion site and to the baseline disposal
site as well as transportation of combustion residues and final waste from
controlled burning site to disposal site,
c. CO2 emissions related to the fossil fuel and/or electricity consumed by the
project activity facilities, including the equipment for air pollution control
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required by regulations. In case the project activity consumes grid-based
electricity, the grid emission factor (tCO2e/MWh) should be used, or it should
be assumed that diesel generators would have provided a similar amount of
electricity, calculated as described in category I.D.
PEy = PEy,comb + PEy,transp + PEy,power
Where:
PEy project activity direct emissions in the year “y” (tCO2e)
PEy,comb emissions through combustion of non-biomass carbon in the year
“y”(tCO2e)
PEy,transp emissions through incremental transportation in the year “y”(tCO2e)
PEy,power emissions through electricity or diesel consumption in the year “y”(tCO2e)
8. The expected annual quantity (tons) and composition of the waste combusted by the
project activity during the crediting period shall be described in the project design
document, including the biomass and non-biomass carbon content of the waste (Qbiomass
and Qnon-biomass).
The expected consumption of auxiliary fuel for the incineration process (Qfuel) should
also be reported in the project design document. CO2 emissions from the combustion of
the non-biomass (i.e., fossil) carbon content of the wastes and from the auxiliary fossil
fuel consumed will be estimated assuming the complete oxidation of carbon to CO2 in the
combustion.
PEy,comb = Qy,non-biomass * 44/12 + Qy,fuel * EFy,fuel
Where:
Qy,non-biomass Non-biomass carbon of the waste combusted in the year “y” (tons of
carbon)
Qy,fuel Quantity of auxiliary fossil fuel used in the year “y” (tons)
EFy,fuel CO2 emission factor for the combustion of the auxiliary fossil fuel (tons
CO2 per tonne fuel, according to latest IPCC Guidelines)
9. Project activity emissions from trucks for incremental collection activities will be
estimated and considered as project activity emissions.
PEy,transp = (Qy/CTy) * DAFw * EFCO2 + (Qy,ash/CTy,ash) * DAFash * EFCO2
Where:
Qy quantity of waste combusted in the year “y” (tons)
CTy average truck capacity for waste transportation (tons/truck)
DAFw average incremental distance for waste transportation (km/truck)
EFCO2 CO2 emission factor from fuel use due to transportation (tCO2/km, IPCC
default values or local values)
Qy,ash quantity of combustion residues produced in the year “y” (tons)
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CTy,ash average truck capacity for combustion residues transportation (tons/truck)
DAFash average distance for combustion residues transportation (km/truck)
5.5.2.3 Baseline
10. The baseline scenario is the situation where, in the absence of the project activity,
organic waste matter is left to decay within the project boundary and methane is emitted
to the atmosphere. The yearly baseline emissions are the amount of methane that would
have been emitted from the decay of the cumulative quantity of the waste diverted or
removed from the disposal site, to date, by the project activity, calculated as the methane
generation potential using the first order decay model (FOD) described in AMS III.G.
11. In the case of project activities combusting only freshly generated wastes, the
baseline emissions at any year “y” during the crediting period is calculated using the
amount and composition of wastes combusted since the beginning of the project activity
(year “x=1”) up to the year “y”, using the first order decay model as referred to in AMS
III.G. Baseline emissions shall exclude methane emissions that would have to be
removed to comply with national or local safety requirement or legal regulations.
BEy = BECH4,SWDS,y – MDreg,y * GWP_CH4
Where:
BEy Baseline emissions at year “y” during crediting period (tCO2e)
BECH4,SWDS,y Yearly Methane Generation Potential of the wastes diverted to be disposed
in the landfill from the beginning of the project (x=1) up to the year “y”,
calculated according to AMS III.G (tCO2e).
MDreg,y methane that would be destroyed or removed in the year “y” for safety or
legal regulation
GWP_CH4 Global Warming Potential for methane (value of 21)
12. In the case of project activities that combust wastes that have partially decayed in a
disposal site, the calculation of the yearly methane generation potential of the wastes
combusted from the project beginning (x=1) up to the year “y” will consider the age of
the wastes at the start of the project. One of the following options may be used:
(a) Estimate the mean age of the wastes contained in the disposal site in the
beginning of the project activity (“a”). It may be estimated as the weighted
average age considering the yearly amount of wastes deposited in the SWDS
since its beginning of operation up to the year prior to the start of the project:
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Where:
a weighted mean age of the wastes present in the SWDS prior to the project start,
a years before project start, starting in the first year of waste disposal (a=1) up to
the maximal age of the wastes contained in the SWDS at the project start
(a=amax.)
Aa total amount of waste deposited in the SWDS in each year “a”. It shall be
obtained from recorded data of waste disposals, or estimated according to the
level of the activity that generated the wastes (for example, considering the
amount of wood processed by a sawmill in each year “a”, and estimating the
amount of wastes generated and disposed in the SWDS in that year).
If the yearly amount of waste deposited in the SWDS cannot be estimated, then an
arithmetic mean age may be used (a = 0.5 * amax). By using this option, the baseline
emissions at any year “y” during the crediting period are calculated using the same
formula as provided in the last paragraph, nevertheless, the exponential term for the First
Order Decay Model “exp [-kj.(y-x)]” will be corrected for the mean age, and will be
substituted by “exp[-kj.(y-x- a )]”.
(b) Calculate the yearly methane generation potential of the SWDS as described in AMS
III.G, considering the total amount and composition of wastes deposited since its start of
operation. The methane generation potential of the wastes removed to be combusted up to
the year “y” in the crediting period will be estimated as proportional to the mass fraction
of these wastes, relative to the initial amount:
Where:
Ax Amount of wastes removed to be combusted in the year “x” (tons)
A Total amount of wastes present in the SWDS at the beginning of the
project activity (tons)
BECH4,SWDS,y Yearly methane generation potential of the SWDS at the year “y”,
considering all the wastes deposited in it since its beginning of operation,
and without considering any removal of wastes by the project activity.
(c) Estimate the quantity and the age distribution of the wastes removed each year “x”
during the crediting period2, and calculate the methane generation potential of these
wastes in the year “y”. For example, in the year x=2 of the project activity, the amount
“A2” was removed to be combusted, and this amount can be divided into “A2,n” parts,
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each part belonging to the age “n”. In the year “y” the methane generation potential of the
portions removed from the SWDS may be estimated as:
Where:
BECH4,SWDS,y,n Yearly methane generation potential of the wastes removed since the
beginning of the project activity “x=1” up to the year “y” during the
crediting period, segregated according to its age “n” at the time of removal
(tCO2e). It is calculated using the tool referred to in III-G, substituting the
exponential term for the First Order Decay Model “exp [-kj.(y-x)]” by
“exp[-kj.(y-x-n)]”.
5.5.2.4 Leakage
13. If the controlled combustion technology is equipment transferred from another
activity or if the existing equipment is transferred to another activity, leakage effects at
the site of the other activity are to be considered.
5.5.2.5 Monitoring
14. The emission reduction achieved by the project activity will be measured as the
difference between the baseline emission and the sum of the project emission and
leakage.
2 Age distribution is the discrete partitioning of the waste by age (i.e., the number of
years since it was generated and deposited at the site). The estimation of the age of the
portions of waste being removed from the disposal site and combusted each year may be
done by topographical modeling of the wastes present in the relevant sections of the
disposal site. This approach should include segregation of the wastes into even-age layers
or volumetric blocks based on historical or constructive data (design of the disposal site).
This information on quantity, composition, and age may be based on (a) historical
records of the yearly mass and composition of waste deposited in the section of the
disposal site where waste is being removed for combustion; or (b) historical production
data for cases in which the waste at the site is dominated by relatively homogeneous
industrial waste materials (e.g., waste by-products from sawmills or finished wood
product manufacturing). Option (b) that uses historical industrial production data should
apply the following steps. Step1: Estimate the total mass of waste at the disposal site in
the section where it is to be removed based on the section’s volume and the average
density of the waste. Step 2: Apportion the mass of waste in this section into waste types
and ages using historical records on the output of products produced in a given year from
the industrial facility and factors for the average mass of waste by-products produced per
unit of each product.
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ERy = BEy – (PEy + Leakagey)
Where:
ERy Emission reduction in the year “y” (tCO2e)
15. The amount of waste combusted by the project activity in each year (Qy) shall be
measured and recorded, as well as its composition through representative sampling, to
provide information for estimating the baseline emissions. The quantity of auxiliary fuel
used (Q,fuel) and the non-biomass carbon content of the waste combusted (Q,non-biomass)
shall be measured, the latter by sampling. The total quantity of combustion residues
(Qy,ash) and the average truck capacity (CTy) shall be measured. The electricity
consumption and/or generation shall be measured. The distance for transporting the waste
in the baseline and the project scenario shall also be recorded.
In the case of project activities processing newly generated biomass wastes, the project
participants shall demonstrate annually, through the assessment of common practices at
proximate waste disposal sites, that the amount of waste combusted in the project activity
facilities would have been disposed in a solid waste disposal site without methane
recovery in the absence of the project activity and it would decay anaerobically in the
disposal site throughout the crediting period.
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III.C./Version 10
Scope 7
23 December 2006
Indicative simplified baseline and monitoring methodologies for selected small-scale
CDM project activity categories
NOTE: The revised version of the methodology reflects only the revised definitions in
accordance with the COP/MOP decision -/CMP.2 “Further guidance relating to the clean
development mechanism”, paragraph 28 and therefore there is no need to re-publish the
PDD at validation stage as prescribed by EB27 para 29(a).
TYPE III - OTHER PROJECT ACTIVITIES
Project participants shall take into account the general guidance to the methodologies,
information on additionality, abbreviations and general guidance on leakage provided at
http://cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/SSCmethodologies/approved.html .
5.5.3 III.C Emission reductions by low-greenhouse gas emitting vehicles
Technology/measure
1. This category comprises low-greenhouse gas emitting vehicles.
2. Measures are limited to those that result in emission reductions of less than or equal to
60 kt CO2 equivalent annually.
5.5.3.1 Boundary
3. The project boundary is the low-greenhouse gas emitting vehicles that are part of the
project activity.
5.5.3.2 Project Activity Emissions
4. For electric vehicles, the emissions from the production of electricity used will
constitute the project emissions. This will be determined in accordance with the relevant
sections for category I.D.
5. For hybrid vehicles that can run on fossil fuels and electricity, the emissions resulting
from the fossil fuel use should also be included in the direct emissions, in addition to
emissions from electricity used.
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5.5.3.3 Baseline
6. The baseline is the energy use per unit of service for the vehicle that would otherwise
have been used times the average annual units of service per vehicle times the number of
vehicles affected times the emission coefficient for the fuel used by vehicle that would
otherwise have been used. If electricity is used by the vehicles, the associated emissions
shall be estimated in accordance with paragraphs of category I.D.
5.5.3.4 Leakage
7. No leakage calculation is required.
5.5.3.5 Monitoring
8. Monitoring shall track the number of low-emission vehicles operated under the small-
scale CDM project activity and the annual units of service for a sample of the vehicles.
Emissions from electricity generation shall be taken into account for electric vehicles.
9. The quantity of fossil fuel used should also be monitored for hybrid vehicles. The
electricity consumption should also be monitored for all electric vehicles including
hybrids.
Example Baseline Calculation
Energy used per unit of service = 0.1 L of petrol / km
Average annual units of service = 12,000 km / year / vehicle
Number of vehicles = 1000
Emission coefficient for the fuel used = 0.00222 (t-CO2 / liter) (source: UNEP
2000)
Baseline Emission / year = 0.1 (L/km) x 12,000 (km/year/vehicle) x
1000 (vehicles) x 0.00222 (t-CO2/L)
= 2664 t-CO2/year
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II.D./Version 9
Sectoral Scope: 4
EB 31
Indicative simplified baseline and monitoring methodologies for selected small-scale
CDM project activity categories
TYPE II - ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
Project participants shall take into account the general guidance to the methodologies,
information on additionality, abbreviations and general guidance on leakage provided at
http://cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/SSCmethodologies/approved.html.
5.5.4 II.D Energy efficiency and fuel switching measures for industrial facilities
Technology/measure
1. This category comprises any energy efficiency and fuel switching measure
implemented at a single industrial or mining and mineral production facility. This
category covers project activities aimed primarily at energy efficiency; a project activity
that involves primarily fuel switching falls into category III.B.1 Examples include energy
efficiency measures (such as efficient motors), fuel switching measures (such as
switching from steam or compressed air to electricity) and efficiency measures for
specific industrial or mining and mineral production processes (such as steel furnaces,
paper drying, tobacco curing, etc.). The measures may replace, modify or retrofit existing
facilities or be installed in a new facility. The aggregate energy savings of a single project
may not exceed the equivalent of 60 GWhe per year. A total saving of 60 GWhe per year
is equivalent to a maximal saving of 180 GWhth per year in fuel input.
5.5.4.1 Boundary
2. The project boundary is the physical, geographical site of the industrial or mining and
mineral production facility, processes or equipment that are affected by the project
activity.
5.5.4.2 Baseline
3. In the case of replacement, modification or retrofit measures, the baseline consists of
the energy baseline of the existing facility or sub-system that is replaced, modified or
retrofitted. In the case of a new facility the energy baseline consists of the facility that
would otherwise be built.
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4. In the absence of the CDM project activity, the existing facility would continue to
consume energy (ECbaseline, in GWh/year) at historical average levels (EChistorical, in
GWh/year), until the time at which the industrial or mining and mineral production
facility would be likely to be replaced, modified or retrofitted in the absence of the CDM
project activity (DATEBaselineRetrofit). From that point of time onwards, the baseline
scenario is assumed to correspond to the project activity, and baseline energy
consumption (ECbaseline) is assumed to equal project energy consumption (ECy, in
GWh/year), and no emission reductions are assumed to occur.
ECbaseline = EChistorical until DATEBaselineRetrofit
ECbaseline = ECy on/after DATEBaselineRetrofit
1 Thus, fuel switching measures that are part of a package of energy efficiency measures
at a single location may be part of a project activity included in this project category.
In order to estimate the point in time when the existing equipment would need to be
replaced in the absence of the project activity (DATEBaselineRetrofit), project
participants may take the following approaches into account:
(a) The typical average technical lifetime of the equipment type may be
determined and documented, taking into account common practices in the sector and
country, e.g. based on industry surveys, statistics, technical literature, etc.
(b) The common practices of the responsible industry regarding replacement
schedules may be evaluated and documented, e.g. based on historical replacement records
for similar equipment.
The point in time when the existing equipment would need to be replaced in the absence
of the project activity should be chosen in a conservative manner, i.e. if a range is
identified, the earliest date should be chosen.
5. Each energy form in the emission baseline is multiplied by an emission coefficient (in
kg CO2e/kWh). For the electricity displaced, the emission coefficient is calculated in
accordance with provisions under category I.D. For fossil fuels, the IPCC default values
for emission coefficients may be used.
5.5.4.3 Leakage
6. If the energy efficiency technology is equipment transferred from another activity or if
the existing equipment is transferred to another activity, leakage is to be considered.
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5.5.4.4 Monitoring
7. In the case of replacement, modification and retrofit measures the monitoring shall
consist of:
(a) Documenting the specifications of the equipment replaced;
(b) Metering the energy use of the industrial or mining and mineral production
facility, processes or the equipment affected by the project activity;
(c) Calculating the energy savings using the metered energy obtained from
subparagraph (b).
8. In the case of a new facility, monitoring shall consist of:
(a) Metering the energy use of the equipment installed;
(b) Calculating the energy savings due to the equipment installed.
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III.G./Version 4
Sectoral Scope: 13
23 December 2006
Indicative simplified baseline and monitoring methodologies for selected small-scale
CDM project activity categories
III.G. Landfill Methane Recovery (cont)
TYPE III - OTHER PROJECT ACTIVITIES
Project participants shall take into account the general guidance to the methodologies,
information on additionality, abbreviations and general guidance on leakage provided at
http://cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/SSCmethodologies/approved.html .
5.5.5 III.G Landfill Methane Recovery
Technology/measure
1. This project category comprises measures to capture and combust methane from
landfills (i.e., solid waste disposal sites) used for disposal of residues from human
activities including municipal, industrial, and other solid wastes containing biodegradable
organic matter.
2. If the recovered methane is used for heat or electricity generation the project can use a
corresponding methodology under type I project activities.
3. Measures are limited to those that result in emission reductions of less than or equal to
60 kt CO2 equivalent annually.
5.5.5.1 Boundary
4. The project boundary is the physical, geographical site of the landfill where the gas is
captured and destroyed/used.
Yearly Methane Generation Potential
5. The estimation of the methane emission potential of a solid waste disposal site
(BECH4,SWDS,y, in tCO2e) shall be undertaken using the “Tool to determine methane
emissions avoided from dumping waste at a solid waste disposal site”, found on the CDM
website1. The tool may be used with the oxidation factor (OX = 0.0), assuming no
oxidation of methane in the covering layers, and the factor “f=0.0” assuming that no
methane is captured and flared. The amount of waste type “j” deposited in each year “x”
(Wj,x) shall be determined by sampling (as specified in the tool), in the case wastes are
generated during the crediting period. Alternatively, for existing SWDS, if the pre-
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existing amount and composition of the wastes in the landfill are unknown, they can be
estimated by using parameters related to the attended population or industrial activity, or
by comparison with other landfills with similar conditions in regional or national levels.
5.5.5.2 Project Activity Emissions
6. Project activity emissions consist of CO2 emissions related to the power used by the
project activity facilities. Emission factors for electricity shall be calculated as described
in category I.D.
1 http://cdm.unfccc.int/Reference/Guidclarif
5.5.5.3 Baseline
7. The baseline scenario is the situation where, in the absence of the project activity,
biomass and other organic matter are left to decay within the project boundary and
methane is emitted to the atmosphere. Baseline emissions shall exclude methane
emissions that would have to be removed to comply with national or local safety
requirement or legal regulations:
BEy = BECH4,SWDS,y – MDreg,y
Where:
MDreg,y methane emissions that would be captured and destroyed to comply with
national or local safety requirement or legal regulations in the year “y”
(tCO2e)
5.5.5.4 Leakage
8. If the methane recovery technology is equipment transferred from another activity or if
the existing equipment is transferred to another activity, leakage effects are to be
considered.
5.5.5.5 Monitoring
9. Emission reductions achieved by the project activity in each year will be assessed ex-
post through direct measurement of the amount of methane fuelled or flared. The
maximal emission reduction in any year is limited to the yearly methane generation
potential calculated in the project design document for that year.
10. The amount of methane recovered and fuelled or flared shall be monitored ex-post,
using continuous flow meters. The fraction of methane in the landfill gas should be
measured with a continuous analyser or, alternatively, with periodical measurements at a
95% confidence level. Temperature and pressure of the landfill gas are required to
determine the density of methane combusted.
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11. Regular maintenance should ensure optimal operation of flares. The flare efficiency,
defined as the fraction of time in which the gas is combusted in the flare, multiplied by
the efficiency of the flaring process, shall be monitored. One of the two following options
shall be used to determine the efficiency of the flaring process in an enclosed flare:
a. To adopt a 90% default value or
b. To perform a continuous monitoring of the efficiency.2
If option (a) is chosen, continuous check of compliance with the manufacturers’
specification of the flare device (temperature, biogas flow rate) should be done. If in any
specific hour any of the parameters is out of the range of specifications, 50% of default
value should be used for this specific hour. For open flare 50% default value should be
used, as it is not possible in this case to monitor the efficiency. If at any given time the
temperature of the flare is below 5000C, 0% default value should be used for this period.
12. The emission reduction achieved by the project activity can be estimated ex-ante in
the PDD by:
2 The procedures described in the Methodological Tool to determine project emissions
from flaring gases containing methane shall be used.
ERy,estimated = BEy – PEy - Leakage
The actual emission reduction achieved by the project during the crediting period will be
calculated using the amount of methane recovered and destroyed by the project activity,
calculated as:
ERy,calculated = MDy – MDreg,y – PEy – Leakage
Where:
MDy methane captured and destroyed by the project activity in the year “y” (tCO2 e),
that will be measured using the conditions of the flaring process:
MDy = LFGburnt,y * wCH4,y * DCH4,y * FE * GWPCH4
Where:
LFGburnt,y landfill gas3 flared or used as fuel in the year “y” (m
3).
wCH4,y methane content4 in landfill gas in the year “y” (mass fraction).
DCH4,y density of methane at the temperature and pressure of the landfill gas in
the year “y” (tons/m3).
FE flare efficiency in the year “y” (fraction).
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13. The method for integration of the terms in equation above to obtain the results for one
year of measurements within the confidence level, as well as the methods and instruments
used for metering, recording and processing the data obtained, shall be described in the
project design document and monitored during the crediting period.
14. Flow meters, sampling devices and gas analysers shall be subject to regular
maintenance, testing and calibration to ensure accuracy.
3 Landfill gas and methane content measurements shall be on the same basis (wet or dry)
Example calculation: Baseline calculation of CH4 emission from 1 ton of waste for a
period of 20 years
MB1 = 16/12 x 0.5 x 0.77 x 1.0 x [1 x 0.1251 x 0.4 x (1 – e-0.023
) x e0 + 1 x 0.0594 x 0.17
x (1 – e-0.023
) x e0 + 1 x 0.5891 x 0.15 x (1 – e
-0.231) x e
0 + 1 x 0.0635 x 0.30 x (1 – e
-0.023)
x e0 + 1 x 0.1627 x 0 x (1 – e
0) x e
0]
MB1 = 0.01 CH4 / ton of waste per year
= 0.216 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste per year
MB2 = 16/12 x 0.5 x 0.77 x 1.0 x [1 x 0.1251 x 0.4 x (1 – e-0.023
) x e-0.023(2-1)
+ 1 x
0.0594 x 0.17 x (1 – e-0.023
) x e-0.023(2-1)
+ 1 x 0.5891 x 0.15 x (1 – e-0.231
) x e-0.231(2-1)
+ 1 x
0.0635 x 0.30 x (1 – e-0.023
) x e-0.023(2-1)
]
MB2 = 0.0081 ton CH4 / ton of waste
= 0.17 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB3 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x (3-1)
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x(3-1)
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x (3-
1) + 4.32 x 10
-4 x e
-0.023 x (3-1) ]
MB3 = 0.0067 ton CH4 / ton of waste
= 0.14 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB4 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 3
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x3
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 3
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 3
]
= 0.0055 ton CH4 / ton of waste
= 0.115 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB5 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 4
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 4
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 4
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 4
]
= 0.0045 ton CH4 / ton of waste
= 0.095 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB6 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 5
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 5
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 5
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 5
]
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= 0.0037 ton CH4 / ton of waste
= 0.078 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB7 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 6
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 6
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 6
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 6
]
= 0.0031 ton CH4 / ton of waste
= 0.065 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB8 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 7
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 7
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 7
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 7
]
= 0.0026 ton CH4 / ton of waste
= 0.055 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB9 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 8
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 8
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 8
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 8
]
= 0.0022 ton CH4 / ton of waste
= 0.047 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB10 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 9
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 9
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 9
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 9
]
= 0.040 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB11 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 10
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 10
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 10
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 10
]
= 0.035 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB12 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 11
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 11
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 11
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 11
]
= 0.030 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB13 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 12
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 12
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 12
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 12
]
= 0.027 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB14 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 13
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 13
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 13
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 13
]
= 0.024 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
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MB15 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 14
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 14
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 14
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 14
]
= 0.022 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB16 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 15
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 15
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 15
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 15
]
= 0.020 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB17 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 16
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 16
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 16
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 16
]
= 0.018 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB18 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 17
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 17
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 17
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 17
]
= 0.017 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB19 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 18
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 18
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 18
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 18
]
= 0.016 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
MB20 = 0.513 x [1.136 x 10-3
x e-0.023 x 19
+ 2.29 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 19
+ 0.018 x e-0.231 x 19
+
4.32 x 10-4
x e-0.023 x 19
]
= 0.015 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
Total emission for 20 years MB = 1.197 ton CO2 eqt / ton of waste
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III.H./Version 5
Sectoral Scope: 13
EB 31
Indicative simplified baseline and monitoring methodologies for selected small-scale
CDM project activity categories
TYPE III - OTHER PROJECT ACTIVITIES
Project participants shall take into account the general guidance to the methodologies,
information on additionality, abbreviations and general guidance on leakage provided at
http://cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/SSCmethodologies/approved.html.
5.5.6 III.H Methane Recovery in Wastewater Treatment
Technology/measure
1. This project category comprises measures that recover methane from biogenic organic
matter in wastewaters by means of one of the following options:
(i) Substitution of aerobic wastewater or sludge treatment systems with anaerobic
systems with methane recovery and combustion.
(ii) Introduction of anaerobic sludge treatment system with methane recovery and
combustion to an existing wastewater treatment plant without sludge treatment.
(iii) Introduction of methane recovery and combustion to an existing sludge
treatment system.
(iv) Introduction of methane recovery and combustion to an existing anaerobic
wastewater treatment system such as anaerobic reactor, lagoon, septic tank or an
on site industrial plant.
(v) Introduction of anaerobic wastewater treatment with methane recovery and
combustion, with or without anaerobic sludge treatment, to an untreated
wastewater stream.
(vi) Introduction of a sequential stage of wastewater treatment with methane
recovery and combustion, with or without sludge treatment, to an existing
wastewater treatment system without methane recovery (e.g. introduction of
treatment in an anaerobic reactor with methane recovery as a sequential treatment
step for the wastewater that is presently being treated in an anaerobic lagoon
without methane recovery).
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2. If the recovered methane is used for heat and or electricity generation that component
of the project activity can use a corresponding category under type I.
3. Measures are limited to those that result in emission reductions of less than or equal to
60 kt CO2 equivalent annually.
5.5.6.1 Boundary
4. The project boundary is the physical, geographical site where the wastewater and
sludge treatment takes place.
5.5.6.2 Project Activity Emissions
5. Project activity emissions consist of:
(i) CO2 emissions on account of power used by the project activity facilities.
Emission factors for grid electricity or diesel fuel use as the case may be shall be
calculated as described in category AMS I.D;
(ii) Methane emissions on account of inefficiency of the wastewater treatment and
presence of degradable organic carbon in treated wastewater;
(iii) Methane emissions from the decay of the final sludge generated by the
treatment systems;
(iv) Methane fugitive emissions on account of inefficiencies in capture and flare
systems;
(v) Methane emissions resulting from dissolved methane in the treated wastewater
effluent.
PEy = PEy, power + PEy,ww,treated + PEy,s,final + PEy,fugitive + PEy,dissolved
Where:
PEy project activity emissions in the year “y” (tCO2e)
PEy,power emissions from electricity or diesel consumption in the year “y”
PEy,ww,treated emissions from degradable organic carbon in treated wastewater in year
“y”
PEy,s,final emissions from anaerobic decay of the final sludge produced in the year
“y”. If the sludge is controlled combusted, disposed in a landfill with
methane recovery, or used for soil application, this term can be neglected,
and the final disposal of the sludge shall be monitored during the crediting
period.
PEy,fugitive emissions from methane release in capture and flare systems in year “y”.
PEy,dissolved emissions from dissolved methane in treated wastewater in year “y”
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PEy,ww,treated = Qy,ww * CODy,ww,treated * Bo,ww * MCFww,final * GWP_CH4
Where:
Qy,ww volume of wastewater treated in the year “y” (m3)
CODy,ww,treated chemical oxygen demand of the treated wastewater in the year “y”
(tons/m3)1
Bo,ww methane producing capacity of the wastewater (IPCC default value for
domestic wastewater of 0.21 kg CH4/kg.COD)1
1 The IPCC default value of 0.25 kg CH4/kg COD was corrected to take into account the
uncertainties. For domestic waste water, a COD based value of Bo,ww can be converted to
BOD5 based value by dividing it by 2.4 i.e. a default value of 0.504 kg CH4/kg BOD can
be used.
MCFww,final methane correction factor based on type of treatment and discharge
pathway of the wastewater (fraction) (MCF Higher Value in table III.H.1
for sea, river and lake discharge i.e. 0.2 ).
GWP_CH4 Global Warming Potential for methane (value of 21 is used)
Table 24 - III.H.1. IPCC default values1) for Methane Correction Factor (MCF)
1)
Default values from chapter 6 of volume 5.Waste in 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas
Inventories
PEy,s,final = Sy,final * DOCy,s,final * MCFs,final * DOCF * F * 16/12 * GWP_CH4
Where:
PEy,s,final Methane emissions from the anaerobic decay of the final sludge generated
in the wastewater system in the year “y” (tCO2e)
Sy,final Amount of final sludge generated by the wastewater treatment in the year
y (tons)
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DOCy,s,final Degradable organic content of the final sludge generated by the
wastewater treatment in the year y (fraction). It shall be measured by
sampling and analysis of the sludge produced, and estimated ex-ante using
the IPCC default values of 0.05 for domestic sludge (wet basis,
considering a default dry matter content of 10 percent) or 0.09 for
industrial sludge (wet basis, assuming dry matter content of 35 percent).
MCFs,final Methane correction factor of the landfill that receives the final sludge,
estimated as described in category AMS III.G.
DOCF Fraction of DOC dissimilated to biogas (IPCC default value of 0.5)
F Fraction of CH4 in landfill gas (IPCC default of 0.5).
PEy,fugitive = PEy,fugitive,ww + PEy,fugitive,s
Where:
PEy,fugitive,ww Fugitive emissions through capture and flare inefficiencies in the
anaerobic wastewater treatment in the year “y” (tCO2e)
PEy,fugitive,s Fugitive emissions through capture and flare inefficiencies in the
anaerobic sludge treatment in the year “y” (tCO2e)
PEy,fugitive,ww = (1 – CFEww) * MEPy,ww,treatment * GWP_CH4
Where:
CFEww capture and flare efficiency of the methane recovery and combustion
equipment in the wastewater treatment (a default value of 0.9 shall be
used, given no other appropriate value)
MEPy,ww,treatment methane emission potential of wastewater treatment plant in the year
“y” (tons)
MEPy,ww,treatment = Qy,ww * CODy,ww,untreated * Bo,ww * MCFww,treatment
Where:
CODy,ww,untreated Chemical oxygen demand of the wastewater entering the anaerobic
treatment reactor/system with methane capture in the year “y” (tons/m3)
MCFww, treatment methane correction factor for the wastewater treatment system that will
be equipped with methane recovery and combustion (MCF higher values
in table III.H.1).
PEy,fugitive,s = (1 – CFEs) * MEPy,s,treatment * GWP_CH4
Where:
CFEs capture and flare efficiency of the methane recovery and combustion
equipment in the sludge treatment (a default value of 0.9 shall be used,
given no other appropriate value)
MEPy,s,treatment methane emission potential of the sludge treatment system in the
year “y” ()
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MEPy,s,treatment = Sy,untreated * DOCy,s,untreated * DOCF * F * 16/12 * MCFs,treatment
Where:
Sy,untreated amount of untreated sludge generated in the year “y” (tons)
DOCy,s,untreated Degradable organic content of the untreated sludge generated in
the year y ( fraction). It shall be measured by sampling and
analysis of the sludge produced, and estimated exante using the
IPCC default values of 0.05 for domestic sludge (wet basis,
considering a default dry matter content of 10 percent) or 0.09 for
industrial sludge (wet basis, assuming dry matter content of 35
percent)
MCFs,treatment methane correction factor for the sludge treatment system that will
be equipped with methane recovery and combustion (MCF Higher
value of 1.0 as per table III.H.1).
PEy,dissolved = Qy,ww * [CH4]y,ww,treated * GWP_CH4
Where:
[CH4]y,ww,treated dissolved methane content in the treated wastewater (tons/m3). In
aerobic wastewater treatment default value is zero, in anaerobic
treatment it can be measured, or a default value of 10e-4 tons/m3
can be used2.
5.5.6.3 Baseline
6. The baseline scenario will be one of the following situations:
i. The existing aerobic wastewater or sludge treatment system, in the case of
substitution of one or both of these systems for anaerobic ones with methane
recovery and combustion.
ii. The existing sludge disposal system, in the case of introduction of anaerobic
sludge treatment system with methane recovery and combustion to an
existing wastewater treatment plant.
iii. The existing sludge treatment system without methane recovery and
combustion.
iv. The existing anaerobic wastewater treatment system without methane
recovery and combustion.
v. The untreated wastewater being discharged into sea, river, lake, stagnant
sewer or flowing sewer, in the case of introducing the anaerobic treatment to
an untreated wastewater stream.
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vi. The existing anaerobic wastewater treatment system without methane
recovery for the case of introduction of a sequential anaerobic wastewater
treatment system with methane recovery.
7. The baseline emissions are calculated as follows:
(a) For the cases 6 (i) and 6 (ii) the baseline emissions (BEy) are calculated as:
BEy = BEy,power+ BEy,ww,treated + BEy,s,final
Where:
BEy Baseline emissions in the year “y” (tCO2 e)
BEy,power emissions on account of electricity or diesel consumed in the year “y” by
the replaced aerobic wastewater or sludge treatment system
2 Value calculated using approach given by Greenfield, P.F. and Batstone, D.J. Anaerobic
digestion: impact of future GHG mitigation policies on methane generation and usage. In:
Proceedings of Anaerobic Digestion Congress, Montreal, Canada, 2004
BEy,ww,treated emissions from degradable organic carbon in treated wastewater in year
“y”, calculated using the same formula as that used for calculating the
project emissions (PEy,ww,treated). The value of this term is zero for the case
6 (ii).
BEy,s,final emissions on account of anaerobic decay of the final sludge produced in
the year “y”, calculated using the formula as for the project emission
(PEy,s,final). If the sludge is controlled combusted, disposed in a landfill
with methane recovery, or used for soil application, this term shall be
neglected, and the end-use of the final sludge will be monitored during the
crediting period.
(b) For the cases 6 (iii) and 6 (iv) the baseline emissions are calculated as per the
formulas provided for calculating the project emissions, with the exception that MCF
lower values in Table III.H.1 are used:
BEy = MEPy,ww,treatment * GWP_CH4 + MEPy,s,treatment * GWP_CH4
(c) For the case of 6 (v) since the MCF lower value for discharge of wastewater to sea,
river or lake is 0.0 as per Table III.H.1, but may vary up to 0.2, the project participants
shall demonstrate by measurements or by mathematical modeling of the impact of the
discharge on the receiving water body, that anaerobic conditions do appear and the
baseline emissions occur (a positive MCF is found). This MCF is used to determine the
baseline emission scenario:
BEy = Qy,ww * CODy,ww,untreated * Bo,ww * MCFww,final * GWP_CH4
(d) For the case 6 (vi) the baseline emissions are calculated as:
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BEy = Qy,ww * CODy,ww,untreated * Bo,ww * MCFww,treatment * GWP_CH4
Where,
MCFww,treatment Methane correction factor for the existing wastewater treatment system to
which the sequential anaerobic treatment step is being introduced (MCF
lower value in TableIII.H.1.)
For the above cases (a), (b) and (c) the methane generation capacity of the treated
wastewater (Bo,ww) shall be IPCC lower value of 0.21 kg CH4/kg .COD.
5.5.6.4 Leakage
8. If the used technology is equipment transferred from another activity or if the existing
equipment is transferred to another activity, leakage effects at the site of the other activity
are to be considered.
5.5.6.5 Monitoring
9. For the cases listed in paragraph 1 as:
(i) Substitution of aerobic wastewater or sludge treatment system by an anaerobic
treatment system with methane recovery and combustion, or
(v) Introduction of an anaerobic wastewater treatment system with methane
recovery and combustion to an untreated wastewater stream
The emission reduction achieved by the project activity will be the difference between
the baseline emission and the sum of the project emission and leakage.
ERy = BEy – (PEy + Leakagey)
The existing records of electricity consumption, COD content of treated wastewater, and
quantity of sludge produced by the replaced aerobic units will be used for the baseline
calculation in case (i). The project emissions will be monitored by regular measurements
and recording of:
• the flow of wastewater and/or sludge treated (Qy,ww and Sy,untreated);
• their initial and final content of degradable carbon (CODy,ww,untreated,
CODy,ww,treated, DOCy,s,untreated, DOCy,s,treated);
• and the dissolved methane in the wastewater just leaving the anaerobic reactor
(if the default value for dissolved methane is not used), for the case (i).
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10. For the cases of (ii) introduction of anaerobic sludge treatment with methane recovery
and combustion to untreated sludge; (iii) and (iv) introduction of methane recovery and
combustion unit to an existing anaerobic wastewater or sludge treatment system, and (vi)
introduction of a sequential stage of wastewater treatment with methane recovery and
combustion to an existing wastewater treatment, the calculation of emission reductions
shall be based on the amount of methane recovered and fuelled or flared, that is
monitored ex-post. Also for these cases, the project emissions and leakage will be
deducted from the emission reductions calculated from the methane recovered and
combusted.
11. In all cases, the amount of methane recovered, fuelled or flared shall be monitored ex-
post, using continuous flow meters. The fraction of methane in the gas should be
measured with a continuous analyser or, alternatively, with periodical measurements at a
95% confidence level. Temperature and pressure of the gas are required to determine the
density of methane combusted.
12. Regular maintenance should ensure optimal operation of flares. The flare efficiency,
defined as the fraction of time in which the gas is combusted in the flare, multiplied by
the efficiency of the flaring process, shall be monitored. One of the two following options
shall be used to determine the efficiency of the flaring process in an enclosed flare:
(a) To adopt a 90% default value, or
(b) To perform a continuous monitoring of the efficiency3.
If option (a.) is chosen continuous check of compliance with the manufacturers
specification of the flare device (temperature, biogas flow rate) should be done. If in any
specific hour any of the parameters is out of the range of specifications 50% of default
value should be used for this specific hour. For open flare 50% default value should be
used, as it is not possible in this case to monitor the efficiency. If at any given time the
temperature of the flare is below 500ºC, 0% default value should be used for this period.
13. If the methane emissions from anaerobic decay of the final sludge were to be
neglected because the sludge is controlled combusted, disposed in a landfill with methane
recovery, or used for soil application, then the end-use of the final sludge will be
monitored during the crediting period.
3 The procedures described in the Tool to determine project emissions from flaring gases
containing methane shall be used.
Example
(a) BEy = BEy,power+ BEy,ww,treated + BEy,s,final
Power requirement to aerate 1 m3 of wastewater for 6 hours = 40 W
1 KWh of power emits 0.68 of CO2 eqt (assume)
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1 m3 of wastewater require (40 x 6) = 240 Wh = 0.24 KWh of power per day
BEy,power = 0.24 x 0.68
= 0.163 of CO2 eqt.
BEy,ww,treated = PEy,ww,treated = Qy,ww * CODy,ww,treated * Bo,ww * MCFww *
GWP_CH4
= 1 (m3) x 250 x 10-6 (ton/m3) x 0.25 (kg CH4/kg.COD) x 0.5 x 21
= 656.25 x 10-6 ton CO2 eqt
BEy,s,final = PEy,s,final = Sy,final * DOCy,s,final * DOCF * F * 16/12 * GWP_CH4
= 500 x 10-3 (ton) x 0.3 x 0.77 x 0.5 x 16/12 x 21
= 1.617 ()
BEy = 0.613 + 656.25 x 10-6 + 1.617
= 1.781 ton CO2 eqt/m3 of WW
(b) BEy = (MEy,ww,untreated + MEy,s,untreated ) * GWP_CH4
MEy,ww,untreated = Qy,ww * CODy,ww,untreated * Bo,ww * MCFww,untreated
= 1 (m3) x 3000 x 10-6 (ton/m3) x 0.25 (kg CH4/kg COD) x 0.5
= 0.375 x 10-3 ( CO2 eqt/m3 WW)
MEy,s,untreated = Sy,untreated * DOCy,s,untreated * DOCF * F * 16/12
= 1 (ton) x 0.3 x 0.77 x 0.5 x 16/12
= 0.154 CO2 eqt/ton of sludge
BEy = (0.375 x 10-3 + 0.154) x 21
= 3.242 ton CO2 eqt
(c) BEy = (MEy,ww,untreated ) * GWP_CH4
= 0.375 x 10-3 x 21
= 7.8 (kg CO2 eqt/m3 WW)
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III.B./Version 10
Scope 1
23 December 2006
Indicative simplified baseline and monitoring methodologies for selected small-scale
CDM project activity categories
NOTE: The revised version of the methodology reflects only the revised definitions in
accordance with the COP/MOP decision -/CMP.2 “Further guidance relating to the clean
development mechanism”, paragraph 28 and therefore there is no need to re-publish the
PDD at validation stage as prescribed by EB27 para 29(a).
TYPE III - OTHER PROJECT ACTIVITIES
Project participants shall take into account the general guidance to the methodologies,
information on additionality, abbreviations and general guidance on leakage provided at:
http://cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/SSCmethodologies/approved.html .
5.5.7 III.B Switching fossil fuels
Technology/Measure
1. This category comprises fossil fuel switching in existing1 industrial, residential,
commercial, institutional or electricity generation applications. Fuel switching may
change efficiency as well. If the project activity primarily aims at reducing emissions
through fuel switching, it falls into this category. If fuel switching is part of a project
activity focused primarily on energy efficiency, the project activity falls in category II.D
or II.E.
2. Measures are limited to those that result in emission reductions of less than or equal to
60 kt CO2 equivalent annually.
5.5.7.1 Boundary
3. The project boundary is the physical, geographical site where the fuel combustion
affected by the fuel-switching measure occurs.
5.5.7.2 Baseline
4. The emission baseline is the current emissions of the facility expressed as emissions
per unit of output (e.g., kg CO2e/kWh). Emission coefficients for the fuel used by the
generating unit before and after the fuel switch are also needed. IPCC default values for
emission coefficients may be used.
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5.5.7.3 Project Activity Emissions
5. Project activity emissions consist of those emissions related with the use of fossil fuel
after the fuel switch. IPCC default values for emission coefficients may be used.
5.5.7.4 Leakage
6. No leakage calculation is required.
1 This does not preclude project participants from proposing, in accordance with
paragraphs 7 and 8 of the simplified modalities and procedures for small-scale CDM
project activities, simplified baselines for switching of fossil fuels for new applications.
5.5.7.5 Monitoring
7. The emission reduction achieved by the project activity will be calculated as the
difference between the baseline emissions and the project emissions.
8. Monitoring shall involve:
(a) Monitoring of the fuel use and output for an appropriate period (e.g., a few years, but
records of fuel use may be used) prior to the fuel switch being implemented - e.g. coal
use and heat output by a district heating plant, liquid fuel oil use and electricity generated
by a generating unit (records of fuel used and output can be used in lieu of actual
monitoring);
(b) Monitoring fuel use and output after the fuel switch has been implemented - e.g. gas
use and heat output by a district heating plant, gas use and electricity generated by a
generating unit.2
9. In the case of coal, the emission coefficient shall be based on test results for periodic
samples of the coal purchased if such tests are part of the normal practice for coal
purchases.
2 The necessary data are probably readily available, but may need to be organized into
appropriate records and be supported by receipts for fuel purchases.
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III.D./Version 12
Sectoral Scope 15
EB 31
Indicative simplified baseline and monitoring methodologies for selected small-scale
CDM project activity categories
TYPE III - OTHER PROJECT ACTIVITIES
Project participants shall take into account the general guidance to the methodologies,
information on additionality, abbreviations and general guidance on leakage provided at
http://cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/SSCmethodologies/approved.html.
5.5.8 III.D Methane recovery in agricultural and agro industrial activities
Technology/measure
1. This project category comprises methane recovery and destruction from manure and
wastes from agricultural or agro-industrial activities that would be decaying anaerobically
in the absence of the project activity by
(a) Installing methane recovery and combustion system to an existing source of
methane emissions, or
(b) Changing the management practice of a biogenic waste or raw material in
order to achieve the controlled anaerobic digestion equipped with methane recovery and
combustion system.
2. The project activity shall satisfy the following conditions:
(a) The sludge must be handled aerobically. In case of soil application of the final
sludge the proper conditions and procedures (not resulting in methane emissions) must be
ensured.
(b) Technical measures shall be used (e.g. flared, combusted) to ensure that all
biogas produced by the digester is used or flared.
3. Projects that recover methane from landfills shall use category III-G and projects for
wastewater treatment shall use category III-H.
4. Measures are limited to those that result in emission reductions of less than or equal to
60 kt CO2 equivalent annually.
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5.5.8.1 Boundary
5. The project boundary is the physical, geographical site of the methane recovery
facility.
5.5.8.2 Project Activity Emissions
6. Project emissions consist of CO2 emissions from use of fossil fuels or electricity for the
operation of the facility;
5.5.8.3 Baseline
7. The baseline scenario is the situation where, in the absence of the project activity,
biomass and other organic matter are left to decay anaerobically within the project
boundary and methane is emitted to the atmosphere. Baseline emissions (BEy) are
calculated ex ante using the amount of the waste or raw material that would decay
anaerobically in the absence of the project activity, with the most recent IPCC tier 2
approach (please refer to the chapter ‘Emissions from Livestock and Manure
Management’ under the volume ‘Agriculture, Forestry and other Land use’ of the 2006
IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories).
8. If the recovered methane is used for heat or electricity generation, the corresponding
category of type I project activities can be applied.
Leakage
9. No leakage calculation is required.
5.5.8.4 Monitoring
10. Emission reductions achieved by the project activity in each year will be assessed ex-
post through direct measurement of the amount of methane fuelled or flared. The
maximal emission reduction in any year is limited to the yearly methane generation
potential calculated in the project design document for that year.
11. The amount of methane recovered and fuelled or flared shall be monitored ex-post,
using flow meters. The fraction of methane in the biogas should be measured with a
continuous analyzer or, alternatively, with periodical measurements at a 95% confidence
level. Temperature and pressure of the biogas are required to determine the density of
methane combusted.
12. Regular maintenance should ensure optimal operation of flares. The flare efficiency,
defined as the fraction of time in which the gas is combusted in the flare, multiplied by
the efficiency of the flaring process, shall be monitored. One of the two following options
shall be used to determine the efficiency of the flaring process in an enclosed flare:
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a. to adopt a 90% default value or
b. to perform a continuous monitoring of the efficiency.1
If option (a) is chosen, continuous check of compliance with the manufacturer’s
specification of the flare device (temperature, biogas flow rate) should be done. If in any
specific hour any of the parameters is out of the range of specifications, 50% of default
value should be used for this specific hour. For open flare 50% default value should be
used, as it is not possible in this case to monitor the efficiency. If at any given time the
temperature of the flare is below 500ºC, 0% default value should be used for this period.
Project activities where a portion of the biogas is destroyed through flaring and the other
portion is used for energy may consider to apply the flare efficiency to the portion of the
biogas used for energy, if separate measurements are not performed.
1 The procedures described in the Methodological Tool to determine project emissions
from flaring gases containing methane shall be used.
13. The emission reduction achieved by the project activity can be estimated ex-ante in
the PDD by:
ERy,estimated = BEy – PEy - Leakage
The actual emission reduction achieved by the project during the crediting period will be
calculated using the amount of methane recovered and destroyed by the project activity,
calculated as:
ERy,calculated = MDy – PEy – Leakage
Where:
PEy actual project emissions in the year y
MDy methane captured and destroyed by the project activity in the year “y” (tCO2 e),
that will be measured using the conditions of the flaring process:
MDy = BGburnt,y * wCH4,y * DCH4,y * FE * GWPCH4
Where:
BGburnt,y biogas2 flared or used as fuel in the year “y” (m
3).
wCH4,y methane content4 in biogas in the year “y” (mass fraction).
DCH4,y density of methane at the temperature and pressure of the biogas in the
year “y” (tons/m3).
FE flare efficiency in the year “y” (fraction)
GWPCH4 Methane global warming potential (21)
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14. The method for integration of the terms in equation above to obtain the results for one
year of measurements within the confidence level, as well as the methods and instruments
used for metering, recording and processing the data obtained, shall be described in the
project design document and monitored during the crediting period.
15. Flow meters, sampling devices and gas analysers shall be subject to regular
maintenance, testing and calibration to ensure accuracy.
16. The proper soil application (not resulting in methane emissions) of the final sludge
must be monitored.
17. The monitoring plan should include on site inspections for each individual farm
included in the project boundary where the project activity is implemented for each
verification period.
2 Biogas and methane content measurements shall be on the same basis (wet or dry).
5.6 National Baseline for small scale CDM projects in Forestry sector
5.6.1 Accepted Baseline and monitoring methodologies for Afforestation and
reforestation CDM Projects
Following accepted methodologies for large scale Afforestation and reforestation CDM
projects are available.
Afforestation and Reforestation of Land Currently Under Agricultural or Pastoral
Use (Large scale; ARNM0021-rev; Valid from 14 Dec. 07 onwards)
Afforestation and reforestation project activities implemented for industrial and/or
commercial uses (Large scale; ARNM0015-rev; Valid from 22 Dec 06 onwards)
Reforestation or afforestation of land currently under agricultural use (Large
scale; ARNM0019; Valid from 14 Dec 07 onwards)
Afforestation and reforestation of degraded land through tree planting, assisted
natural regeneration and control of animal grazing (Large scale; ARNM0018;
Valid from 14 Dec 07 onwards)
Restoration of degraded lands through afforestation/reforestation (Large scale;
ARNM0007-rev; Valid from 19 May 06 onwards)
Reforestation of degraded land --- Version 2 (Large scale; ARNM0010; Valid
from 19 May 06)
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However, there only one accepted methodology is available for simplified small scale
afforestation and reforestation on crop lands and grasslands for CDM projects. Since
basic calculations expressed for baseline, carbon sequestration in the forest component,
additionality and leakages etc. are more or less same, elaboration of calculation
procedures are discussed.
5.6.3 Simplified baseline and monitoring methodologies for selected small-scale
afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development
mechanism
Simplified baseline and monitoring methodologies for selected small-scale afforestation
and reforestation (A/R) clean development mechanism (CDM) project activities
specifically covers:
(a) A simplified baseline methodology and default factors for small-scale A/R project
activities implemented on grasslands or croplands
(b) A simplified monitoring methodology, based on appropriate statistical methods, to
estimate, measure and monitor the actual net greenhouse gas (GHG) removals by sinks
and leakage.
(baseline scenarios are considered here only for the land-use types either with grasslands
or croplands prior to the implementation of the project activity, sites that have not been
ploughed before the plantation is established, the displacement of households or activities
due to the implementation of the A/R CDM project activity is estimated to be smaller
larger than 50 per cent, eligible and having additional)
The Carbon pools to be considered by these methodologies are above-ground biomass
and below-ground biomass, hereinafter referred to collectively as “living biomass pool”.
5.6.4 Baseline net greenhouse gas removals by sinks
Simplified methodologies for estimating the baseline net GHG removals by sinks are
based on the baseline approach specified by paragraph 22 (a) of the modalities and
procedures for afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean
development mechanism: “Existing or historical, as applicable, changes in carbon stock
in the carbon pools within the project boundary.”
“If project participants can provide relevant information that indicates that, in the
absence of the small-scale afforestation or reforestation project activity under the
CDM, no significant changes in the carbon stocks within the project boundary
would have occurred, they shall assess the existing carbon stocks prior to the
implementation of the project activity. The existing carbon stocks shall be
considered as the baseline and shall be assumed to be constant throughout the
crediting period.
“If significant changes in the carbon stocks within the project boundary would be
expected to occur in the absence of the small-scale afforestation or reforestation
project activity, project participants shall” use the simplified baseline
methodology contained in this document.
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In order to assess if significant changes in the baseline carbon stocks within the project
boundary would have occurred in absence of the project activity, project participants
shall assess whether changes in carbon stocks in the baseline land-use type (grasslands or
croplands), in particular the living biomass pool of woody perennials2 and the below-
ground biomass of grasslands, are expected to be significant. They shall provide
documentation to prove this, for example, by including expert judgment, and proceed as
follows:
(a) If significant changes in the carbon stocks, in particular the living biomass
pool of woody perennials and the below-ground biomass of grasslands, are not
expected to occur in the absence of the project activity, the changes in carbon
stocks shall be assumed to be zero;
(b) If the carbon stock in the living biomass pool of woody perennials or in
below-ground biomass of grasslands is expected to decrease in the absence of the
project activity, the baseline net GHG removals by sinks shall be assumed to be
zero. In the above case, the baseline carbon stocks in the carbons pools is
constant at the level of the existing carbon stock measured at the start of the
project activity;
(c) Otherwise, baseline net GHG removals by sinks shall be equal to the changes
in carbon stocks from the living biomass pool of woody perennials or from
below-ground biomass of grasslands that are expected to occur in the absence of
the project activity and shall be estimated using the methodology in section III.A
below.
2 Woody perennials refers to the non-tree vegetation (for example coffee, tea, rubber or
oil palm) and shrubs that are present in croplands and grasslands below the thresholds (of
canopy cover, minimum area and tree height) used to define forests.
5.6.5 Estimating baseline net greenhouse gas removals by sinks
Baseline net GHG removals by sinks will be determined by using the following equation:
I B(t) = ∑ (BA(t) i + BB(t) i) * Ai (1) i
where:
B(t) = carbon stocks in the living biomass pools within the project boundary at time t in
the absence of the project activity (t C)
BA(t) i = carbon stocks in above-ground biomass at time t of stratum i in the absence of the
project activity (t C/ha)
BB(t) i = carbon stocks in below-ground biomass at time t of stratum i in the absence of
the project activity (t C/ha)
Ai = project activity area of stratum i (ha)
i = stratum i (I = total number of strata)
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Stratification of the project activity for the purposes of estimating the baseline net GHG
removals by sinks shall proceed in accordance with section 4.3.3.2 of the Good Practice
Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry of the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) (hereinafter referred to as the IPCC good practice guidance
for LULUCF). For each stratum, the following calculations shall be performed as shown
below.
5.6.5.1 Above-ground biomass
BA(t) is calculated per stratum i as follows:
BA(t) = M(t) * 0.5 (2)
where:
BA(t) = carbon stocks in above-ground biomass at time t in the absence of the project
activity (t C/ha)
M(t) = above-ground biomass at time t that would have occurred in the absence of the
project activity (t dry matter(d.m.)/ha)
0.5 = carbon fraction of dry matter (t C/t d.m.)
M(t) shall also be estimated using average biomass stock and growth rates specific to the
region. In the absence of such values, national default values should be used. If national
values are also not available, the values should be obtained from table 3.3.2 of the IPCC
good practice guidance for LULUCF)
If living biomass carbon pools are expected to be constant, the average above-ground
biomass stock is estimated as the above-ground biomass stock in grass and woody
perennials; biomass in crops is ignored since it is considered transient:
M(t=0) = M(t) = Mgrass + Mwoody (t=0) (3)
where:
M(t) = above-ground biomass at time t that would have occurred in the absence of the
project activity (t dm/ha)
Mgrass = above-ground biomass in grass on grassland at time t that would have occurred in
the absence of the project activity (t dm/ha)
Mwoody (t)= above-ground woody biomass of woody perennials at time t that would have
occurred in the absence of the project activity (t dm/ha)
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If living biomass carbon pools are expected to increase according to paragraph 10.c, the
average biomass stock is estimated as the above-ground biomass stock in grass plus the
age-dependent above-ground biomass stock in woody vegetation:
M(t=0) = Mgrass + Mwoody (t=0) (4)
if: Mwoody (t=n-1) + g * ∆t < Mwoody_max then
M(t=n) = Mgrass + Mwoody ( t=n-1) + g * ∆t (5)
if: Mwoody (t=n-1) + g * ∆t ≥ Mwoody_max then
M(t=n) = Mgrass + Mwoody_max (6)
where:
M(t) = above-ground biomass at time t that would have occurred in the absence of the
project activity (t dm/ha)
Mgrass = above-ground biomass in grass on grassland at time t that would have occurred in
the absence of the project activity (t dm/ha)
Mwoody (t) = above-ground woody biomass of woody perennials at time t that would have
occurred in the absence of the project activity (t dm/ha)
Mwoody_max = maximal above-ground woody perennials at time t that would have occurred
in the absence of the project activity (t dm/ha)
g = annual biomass growth rate of woody perennials (t dm/ha/year)
∆t = time increment = 1 (year)
n = running variable that increases by ∆t = 1 for each iterative step, representing the
number of years elapsed since the project start (years)
Documented local values for g should be used. In the absence of such values, national
default values should be used. If national values are also not available, the values should
be obtained from the IPCC good practice guidance for LULUCF: from table 3.3.2 for g
and for Mwoody_max .
5.6.5.2 Below-ground biomass
For below-ground biomass BB(t) is calculated per stratum i as follows:
If living biomass carbon pools are expected to be constant (carbon stocks in the living
biomass of woody perennials and the below-ground biomass of grasslands are expected
not to exceed 10% of ex-ante actual net GHG removals by sinks or net GHG removals by
sinks shall be equal to the changes in carbon), the average below-ground carbon stock is
estimated as the below-ground carbon stock in grass and in biomass of woody perennials
(biomass in crops is ignored since it is considered transient);
BB(t=0) = BB(t) = 0.5 * (Mgrass * Rgrass+ Mwoody (t=0) * Rwoody) (7)
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where:
BB(t) = carbon stocks in below-ground biomass at time t that would have occurred in the
absence of the project activity (t dm/ha)
Mgrass = above-ground biomass in grass on grassland at time t that would have occurred in
the absence of the project activity (t dm/ha)
Mwoody (t) = above-ground woody biomass at time t that would have occurred in the
absence of the project activity (t dm/ha)
Rwoody = root to shoot ratio of woody perennials (t dm/t dm)
Rgrass = root to shoot ratio for grassland (t dm/t dm)
If living biomass carbon pools are expected to increase (baseline net GHG removals by
sinks shall be equal to the changes in carbon stocks in the living biomass pool of woody
perennials and in below-ground biomass of grasslands that are expected to occur in the
absence of the project activity), the average below-ground carbon stock is estimated as
the above-ground carbon stock in grass plus the age-dependent above-ground carbon
stock in woody vegetation:
BB(t=0) = 0.5 * (Mgrass * Rgrass+ Mwoody (t=0) * Rwoody) (8)
if: Mwoody (t=n-1) + g * ∆t < Mwoody_max then
BB (t=n) = 0.5 * [Mgrass * Rgrass + (Mwoody (t=n-1) + g * ∆t) * Rwoody ] (9)
if: Mwoody (t=n-1) + g * ∆t ≥ Mwoody_max then
BB (t=n) = 0.5 * (Mgrass * Rgrass + Mwoody_max * Rwoody) (10)
where:
BB(t) = carbon stocks in below-ground biomass at time t that would have occurred in the
absence of the project activity (t dm/ha)
Mgrass = above-ground biomass in grass on grassland at time t that would have occurred in
the absence of the project activity (t dm/ha)
Mwoody (t) = above-ground woody biomass of woody perennials at time t that would have
occurred in the absence of the project activity (t dm/ha)
Rwoody = root to shoot ratio for woody perennial j (t dm/t dm)
Rgrass = root to shoot ratio for grassland (t dm/t dm)
g = annual biomass growth rate of woody perennials (t dm/ha/year)
∆t = time increment = 1 (year)
n = running variable that increases by ∆t = 1 year for each iterative step, representing the
number of years elapsed since the project start (years)
0.5 = carbon fraction of dry matter (t C/t dm)
Documented local values for Rgrass and Rwoody should be used. In the absence of such
values, national default values should be used. If national values are also not available,
the values should be obtained from table 3.4.3 of the IPCC good practice guidance for
LULUCF.
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5.6.5.3 Actual net greenhouse gas removals by sinks
Actual net GHG removals by sinks consider only the changes in carbon pools for the
project scenario. The stocks of carbon for the project scenario at the starting date of the
project activity4
(t=0) shall be the same as the baseline stocks of carbon at the starting
date of the project (t=0). Therefore:
4 The starting date of the project activity should be the time when the land is prepared for
the initiation of the afforestation or reforestation project activity under the CDM. In
accordance with the modalities and procedures for afforestation and reforestation project
activities under the CDM (paragraph 23), the crediting period shall begin at the start of
the afforestation and reforestation project activity under the CDM (see UNFCCC web site
at <http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/cop9/06a02.pdf#page=21>).
N(t=0) = B(t=0) (11)
For all other years, the carbon stocks within the project boundary at time t (N(t)) shall be
calculated as follows:
I
N(t) = ∑(NA(t) i + NB(t) i) * Ai (12)
i
where:
N(t) = total carbon stocks in biomass at time t under the project scenario (t C/ha)
NA(t) i = carbon stocks in above-ground biomass at time t of stratum i under the project
scenario (t C/ha)
NB(t) i = carbon stocks in below-ground biomass at time t of stratum i under the project
scenario (t C/ha)
Ai = project activity area of stratum i (ha)
i = stratum i (I = total number of strata)
Stratification for the project scenario shall be undertaken in accordance with section
4.3.3.2 of the IPCC good practice guidance for LULUCF. The calculations shown below
shall be performed for each stratum.
For above-ground biomass
NA(t) is calculated per stratum i as follows:
NA(t) = T(t) * 0. 5 (13)
where:
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NA(t) = carbon stocks in above-ground biomass at time t under the project scenario (t
C/ha)
T(t) = above-ground biomass at time t under the project scenario (t dm/ha)
0.5 = carbon fraction of dry matter (t C/t dm)
T(t) = SV(t) * BEF * WD (14)
where:
T(t) = above-ground biomass at time t under the project scenario (t dm/ha)
SV(t) = stem volume at time t for the project scenario (m3
/ha)
BEF = biomass expansion factor (over bark) from stem volume to total volume
(dimensionless)
WD = basic wood density (t dm/m3
)
Values for SV(t) shall be obtained from national sources (such as standard yield tables).
Documented local values for BEFand Wd should be used. In the absence of such values,
national default values should be used. If national values are also not available, the
values should be obtained from table 3A.1.10 and 3A.1.9, respectively, of the IPCC good
practice guidance for LULUCF.
For below-ground biomass
NB(t) is calculated per stratum i as follows:
NB(t) = T(t) * R * 0.5 ` (15)
where:
NB(t) = carbon stocks in below-ground biomass at time t under the project scenario (t
C/ha)
T(t) = above-ground biomass at time t under the project scenario (t dm/ha)
R = root to shoot ratio (dimensionless)
0.5 = carbon fraction of dry matter (t C/t dm)
Documented national values for R should be used. If national values are not available,
appropriate values should be obtained from table 3A.1.8 of the IPCC good practice
guidance for LULUCF.
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5.6.5.4 Leakage
If project participants demonstrate that the small-scale afforestation or reforestation
project activity under the CDM does not result in the displacement of activities or people,
or does not trigger activities outside the project boundary, that would be attributable to
the small-scale afforestation or reforestation project activity under the CDM, such that an
increase in greenhouse gas emissions by sources occurs, a leakage estimation is not
required. In all other cases leakage estimation is required” (decision 14/CP.10, annex,
appendix B, paragraph 9).
In regions where the lands surrounding the project activity contain no significant biomass
(i.e. degraded land with no or only a few trees or shrubs per hectare) and if evidence can
be provided that these lands are likely to receive the shifted activities without causing
further activity shifting, leakage can be considered insignificant. Such evidence can be
provided e.g. by demonstrating based on experts’ judgment or scientific literature that
these lands have the biophysical potential to receive the shifting pre-project activities and
that the legal status of these lands or local tradition allows their use for shifting pre-
project activities.
In all other cases, project participants should assess the possibility of leakage from the
displacement of activities or people by considering the following indicators:
(a) Percentage of families/households of the community involved in or affected
by the project activity displaced due to the project activity;
(b) Percentage of total production of the main agricultural produce (for example
corn) within the project boundary displaced due to the project activity;
(c) The time-average number of grazing animals per hectare within the
project boundary displaced due to the project activity divided by
the average grazing capacity of land for the area, expressed as
percentage. The default values of average grazing capacity of the
land under tropical conditions will be given in Appendix D to the
annex 4A.2 of the IPCC good practice guidance for LULUCF;
Dry climates: 0.5 head of cattle or 2.3 head of sheep per hectare
Wet climates: 1.0 head of cattle or 4.9 head of sheep per hectare
The project proponents may use locally derived values for average grazing
capacity providing adequate documentation.
If the value of each of these indicators is lower than 10 per cent, then
L(t) = 0 (16)
where:
L(t) = leakage attributable to the project activity within the project boundary at time t (t
C)
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If the value of one of these indicators is higher than 10 per cent and less than or equal to
50 per cent, then the entire leakage shall be equal to 15 per cent of the ex-ante actual net
GHG removals by sinks achieved during the first crediting period, that is the average
annual leakage is equal to:
L(t) = Nt * 0.15 (17)
where:
L(t) = leakage attributable to the project activity within the project boundary at time t (t
C)
N(t) = ex-ante actual net greenhouse gas removals by sinks in year t (t CO2-e / year)
As indicated above, if the value of any of these indicators is larger than 50 per cent, net
anthropogenic removals by sinks cannot be estimated.
If project participants consider that the use of fertilizers would be significant leakage of
N2O (>10 per cent of the net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks) emissions should be
estimated in accordance with the IPCC Good Practice Guidance and Uncertainty
Management in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
D. Ex ante estimation of net anthropogenic greenhouse gas removals by sinks
. Net anthropogenic greenhouse gas removals by sinks is the actual net GHG
removals by sinks minus the baseline net GHG removals by sinks minus leakage.
The net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks for each year during the first
crediting period are calculated as,
ERAR CDM, t = ∆ CPROJ, t – ∆ CBSL, t -GHGPROJ, t – Lt (21)
ERAR CDM, t = net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks (t CO2-e / year)
∆ CPROJ, t = project GHG removals by sinks at time t (t CO2-e / year)
∆ CBSL, t = baseline net GHG removals by sinks (t CO2-e / year)
GHGPROJ, t = project emissions (t CO2-e / year)
Lt = leakage attributable to the project activity at time t (t CO2-e / year)
For subsequent crediting periods Lt =0.
The resulting temporary certified emission reductions (tCERs) at the year of assumed
verification
tv are calculated as follows:
l
tCER(tv) =∑t=0 ERAR-CDM ,t *∆ .t
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Where:
tCER(t) = temporary certified emission reductions (tCERs) at the year of assumed
verification tv
ERAR CDM, t = net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks (t CO2-e / year)
tv = assumed year of verification (year)
t = time increment = 1 (year)
The resulting long-term certified emission reductions (lCERs) at the year of assumed
verification tv are calculated as follows:
l lCER(tv) = ∑t=0 ERAR-CDM ,t *∆ .t - lCER(t-k)
Where:
lCER(tv) = long-term certified emission reductions (lCERs) at the year of verification tv
ERAR CDM, t = net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks; (t CO2-e / year)
k = time span between two verifications (year)
tv = year of assumed verification (year)
I. Simplified monitoring methodology for small-scale afforestation and reforestation
projects under the clean development mechanism
5.5.6.5 Ex post estimation of the baseline net greenhouse gas removals by sinks
In accordance with decision 6/CMP.1, appendix B, paragraph 6, no monitoring of the
baseline is requested. Baseline net GHG removals by sinks for the monitoring
methodology will be the same as using the simplified baseline methodology mentioned
previously.
5.5.6.6 Ex post estimation of the actual net greenhouse gas removals by sinks
Before performing the sampling to determine any changes in carbon stocks, project
participants need to measure and monitor the area that has been planted. This can be
performed through, for example, on-site visits, analysis of cadastral information, aerial
photographs or satellite imagery of adequate resolution.
Once project participants have selected the method to monitor the area that has been
planted, this method should be used to monitor the performance of the planted areas
throughout the project activity. If significant underperformance is detected, changes in
carbon stocks from such areas shall be assessed as a separate stratum.
Carbon stocks shall be estimated by carrying out stratified sampling procedure to
improve the accuracy and precision of biomass estimates.
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For ex post estimation of project GHG removals by sinks, strata shall be defined by:
(i) relevant guidance on stratification for A/R project activities under the clean
development
mechanism as approved by the Executive Board (if available); or
(ii) stratification approach that can be shown in the PDD to estimate biomass stocks
according to
good forest inventory practice in the host country in accordance with DNA indications; or
(iii) other stratification approach that can be shown in the PDD to estimate the project
biomass
stocks to targeted precision level of ±10% of the mean at a 95% confidence level.
Carbon stocks (expressed in t CO2-e) shall be estimated through the following equations:
I
P(t) = ∑ (PA(t) i + PB(t) i) * Ai * (44/12) (23)
i
where:
P(t) = carbon stocks within the project boundary at time t achieved by the project activity
(t CO2 -e)
PA(t) i = carbon stocks in above-ground biomass at time t of stratum i achieved by the
project activity during the monitoring interval (t C/ha)
PB(t) i = carbon stocks in below-ground biomass at time t of stratum i achieved by the
project activity during the monitoring interval (t C/ha)
Ai = project activity area of stratum i (ha)
i = stratum i (I = total number of strata)
Stratification for sampling shall be the same as the stratification for the ex ante estimation
of the actual net GHG removals by sinks as mentioned above. The calculations shown
below will be performed for each stratum.
For above-ground biomass
PA(t) is calculated per stratum i as follows:
PA(t) = E(t)* 0. 5 (24)
where:
PA(t) = carbon stocks in above-ground biomass at time t achieved by the project activity
during the monitoring interval (t C/ha)
E(t) = estimate of above-ground biomass at time t achieved by the project activity (t
dm/ha)
0.5 = carbon fraction of dry matter (t C/t dm)
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E(t) shall be estimated through the following steps:
(a) Step 1: Design a statistically sound sampling procedure. Such procedures
should be designed according to the standard methods described in section
4.3.3.4. of the IPCC good practice guidance LULUCF. Additional strata
should be considered subsequently for areas affected by fires and pests.
This procedure includes the specification of the number, type and size of
permanent plots and should be described in the CDM-SSC-AR-PDD. The
allowed precision target for monitoring shall be not larger than ± 10 per
cent, at a 95 per cent confidence level for the mean;
(b) Step 2: Establish permanent plots and document their location in the first
monitoring report;
(c) Step 3: Measure the diameter at breast height (DBH) or DBH and tree height,
as appropriate; this measure and document it in the monitoring reports;
(d) Step 4: Estimate the above-ground biomass (AGB) using allometric equations
developed locally or nationally. If these allometric equations are not
available:
(i) Option 1: Use allometric equations included in appendix C to this
report or in annex 4A.2 of the IPCC good practice guidance for
LULUCF;
(ii) Option 2: Use biomass expansion factors and stem volume as
follows:
E(t) i = SV(t) i * BEF * WD (25)
where:
E (t) i = estimate of above-ground biomass of stratum I at time t
achieved by the project activity (t dm/ha)
SV(t) i = stem volume (m3
/ha)
WD = basic wood density (t dm/m3
)
BEF = biomass expansion factor (over bark) from stem volume to
total volume (dimensionless)
Project participants shall use the default BEF proposed by the IPCC good practice
guidance for LULUCF, specifically for tropical broad-leaved species, in order to obtain a
conservative estimate of total biomass.
SV(t) i shall be estimated from on-site measurements using the appropriate parameters
(such as DBH or DBH and height). Consistent application of BEF should be secured on
the definition of stem volume (e.g. total stem volume or thick wood stem volume requires
different BEFs).
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Documented local values for WD should be used. In the absence of such values, national
default values should be used. If national values are also not available, the values should
be obtained from table 3A.1.9 of the IPCC good practice guidance for LULUCF.
The same values for BEF and WD should be used in the ex-post and in the ex-ante
calculations.
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For below-ground biomass
Carbon stocks in below-ground biomass at time t achieved by the project activity during
the
monitoring interval PB(t) shall be estimated for each stratum i as follows:
PB(t) i = E(t) i * R * 0. 5 (26)
where:
PB(t) i = carbon stocks in below-ground biomass at time t achieved by the project activity
during the monitoring interval (t C/ha)
E(t) i = estimate of above-ground biomass of stratum i at time t achieved by the project
activity (
t d.m./ha)
R = root to shoot ratio (dimensionless)
0.5 = carbon fraction of dry matter (t C/t dm)
Documented national values for R should be used. If national values are not available,
the values should be obtained from table 3A.1.8 of the IPCC good practice guidance for
LULUCF.
If root to shoot ratios for the species concerned are not available, project proponents shall
use the allometric equation developed by Cairns et al. (1997) or a more representative
equation taken from the IPCC good practice guidance for LULUCF, Table 4.A.4: 5
PB(t) i = exp(–1.085 + 0.9256 * ln E(t) i ) * 0.5 (27)
where:
PB(t) i = carbon stocks in below-ground biomass at time t achieved by the project activity
during the monitoring interval (t C/ha)
E(t) i = estimate of above-ground biomass at time t achieved by the project activity (t
dm/ha)
0.5 = carbon fraction of dry matter (t C/t dm)
If project participants consider that the use of fertilizers would result in significant
emissions of N2O ( >10 per cent of the actual net greenhouse gas removals by sinks)
project emissions (GHGPROJ, (t) -t CO2e / year) should be estimated in accordance
with the IPCC Good Practice Guidance and Uncertainty Management in National
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Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
C. Ex post estimation of leakage lettering and numbering sequences will need to be re-
checked. There is no A and B preceding this section C
In order to estimate leakage, project participants shall monitor each of the following
indicators during the first crediting period:
(a) Area under cropland9 within the project boundary displaced due to the project
activity;
(b) Percentage of total production of the main produce (for example meat or corn)
within the project boundary displaced due to the project activity.
(c) Number of domesticated grazing animals within the project boundary
displaced due to the project activity;
(d) For domesticated roaming animals, the time-average number of domesticated
grazing animals per hectare within the project boundary displaced due to the project
activity.
If the values of these indicators for the specific monitoring period are not greater than 10
per cent,
then
Ltv = 0
Where:
Ltv = total GHG emission due to leakage at the time of verification (t CO2-e)
(Cropland also includes lands which are currently under a fallow state as part of the
agricultural cycle (eg. slash and burn)).
If the value of any of these indicators is higher than 10 per cent and less than or equal to
50 percent during the first crediting period, then leakage shall be determined at the time
of verification using the following equations
Ltv = 0.15*(P(tv) - B(t=0) - ∑tv GHGPROJ ,(t))
t=0
for subsequent verification periods:
Ltv = 0.15*(P(tv) - P(tv=k0) - ∑tv GHGPROJ ,(t))
tv=k
where:
Ltv = GHG emission due to leakage at the time of verification (t CO2-e)
P(t) = carbon stocks within the project boundary achieved by the project activity at time t
(t CO2-e)
GHGPROJ ,(t) = project emissions from use of fertilizers (t CO2-e / year)
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B(t=0) = carbon stocks in biomass at time 0 that would have occurred in the absence of
the project activity (t C/ha)
tv = year of verification (year)
k = time span between two verifications (year)
As indicated in chapter I, paragraph 3, if the value of one of these indicators is larger than
50 per cent net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks cannot be estimated.
(If project participants consider that the use of fertilizers would be significant, leakage of
N2O emissions (>10 per cent of the net anthropogenic removals by sinks) should be
estimated in accordance with the IPCC good practice guidance.
At the end of the first crediting period the total leakage equals to:
Lcp1 = 0.15*(P(tc) - B(t=0) - ∑tc GHGPROJ ,(t))
t=o
Where:
Lcp1 = GHG emission due to leakage at the end of the first crediting period (t CO2-e)
GHGPROJ ,(t) = project emissions from use of fertilizers (t CO2-e / year)
B(t=0) = carbon stocks in biomass at time 0 that would have occurred in the absence of the
project activity (t C/ha)
tc = duration of the crediting period
D. Ex post estimation of the net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks
Net anthropogenic greenhouse gas removals by sinks is the actual net greenhouse gas
removals by sinks minus the baseline net greenhouse gas removals by sinks minus
leakage as appropriate.
The resulting tCERs at the year of verification tv are calculated as follows:
for the first crediting period:
tCER(tv) = P(t) - ∑tc (GHGPROJ ,(t) - ∆ CBSL, t ) – L(tv)
t=0
for subsequent creaditing period
tCER(tv) = P(t) - ∑tc (GHGPROJ ,(t) - ∆ CBSL, t ) – LCP1
t=0
Where:
P(t) = carbon stocks within the project boundary achieved by the project activity at time t
(t CO2-e)
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GHGPROJ ,(t) = project emissions from use of fertilizers (t CO2-e/ year)
CBSL, t = baseline net GHG removals by sinks (t CO2-e/ year)
Ltv = total GHG emission due to leakage at the time of verification (t CO2-e)
LCP1 = total GHG emission due to leakage at the end of the first crediting period (t CO2-
e)
tv = year of verification
The resulting lCERs at the year of verification tv are calculated as follows:
For the first crediting period
lCER(tv) = P(t) - ∑tc (GHGPROJ ,(t) - ∆ CBSL, t ) – L(tv) - lCER(tv- k)
t=0
for subsequent crediting period
lCER(tv) = P(t) - ∑tc (GHGPROJ ,(t) - ∆ CBSL, t ) – LCP1 - lCER(tv- k)
t=0
where:
P(t) = carbon stocks within the project boundary achieved by the project activity at time t
(t CO2-e)
GHGPROJ ,(t) = project emissions from use of fertilizers (t CO2-e/ year)
CBSL, t = baseline net GHG removals by sinks (t CO2-e/ year)
Ltv = total GHG emission due to leakage at the time of verification (t CO2-e)
LCP1 = total GHG emission due to leakage at the end of the first crediting period (t CO2-
e)
tv = year of verification
k = time span between two verifications (years)
lCER(tv- k) = units of lCERs issued following the previous verification
E. Monitoring frequency
A five-year monitoring frequency of the permanent sample plots established within the
project boundary is needed for an appropriate monitoring of above-ground and below-
ground biomass. Monitoring frequency for each variable is defined in Table 1 and 2.
Data collection shall be organized taking into account the carbon pools measured, the
sample frame used and the number of permanent plots to be monitored in accordance
with the section on quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) below. Tables 1 and 2
outline the data to be collected to monitor the actual net GHG removals by sinks and
leakage.
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F. Quality control and quality assurance
As stated in the IPCC good practice guidance LULUCF (page 4.111), monitoring
requires provisions for quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) to be
implemented via a QA/QC plan. The plan shall become part of project documentation
and cover procedures as described below for:
(a) Collecting reliable field measurements;
(b) Verifying methods used to collect field data;
(c) Verifying data entry and analysis techniques;
(d) Data maintenance and archiving. This point is especially important, also for
small-scale A/R CDM project activities, as timescales of project activities
are much longer than those of technological improvements of electronic
data archiving. Each point of importance for small-scale A/R CDM
project activities is treated in the following section.
60. Collecting reliable data from field measurements is an important step in the quality
assurance plan. Those responsible for the measurement work should be trained in all
aspects of the field data collection and analysis. It is good practice to develop standard
operating procedures (SOPs) for each step of the field measurements, which should be
adhered to at all times. These SOPs describe in detail all steps of the field measurements
and contain provisions for documentation for verification purposes so that future field
personnel can check past results and repeat the measurements in a consistent fashion. To
ensure the collection and maintenance of reliable field data, it is good practice to ensure
that:
(a) Field-team members are fully aware of all procedures and the importance of
collecting data as accurately as possible;
(b) Field teams install test plots if needed in the field and measure all pertinent
components using the SOPs to estimate measurement errors;
(c) The document will list all names of the field team and the project leader will
certify that the team is trained;
(d) New staff is adequately trained.
61. To verify that plots have been installed and the measurements taken correctly, it is
good practice to remeasure independently every 10 plots and to compare the
measurements. The following quality targets should be achieved for the remeasurements,
compared to the original measurements:
(a) Missed or extra trees: no error within the plot
(b) Tree species or groups: no error
(c) DBH: < ± 0.5 cm or 3 % whichever is greater
(d) Height:< + 10/ and - 20%
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62. At the end of the field work 10–20 per cent of the plots shall be checked
independently. Field data collected at this stage will be compared with the original data.
Any errors found should be corrected and recorded. Any errors discovered should be
expressed as a percentage of all plots that have been rechecked to provide an estimate of
the measurement error.
63. In order to obtain reliable estimates data must be entered into the data analysis
spreadsheets correctly. Errors in this process can be minimized if the entry of field data
and laboratory data are cross-checked and, where necessary, internal tests are
incorporated into the spreadsheets to ensure that the data are realistic. All personnel
involved in measuring and analysing data should communicate to resolve any apparent
anomalies before the final analysis of the monitoring data is completed. If there are any
problems with the monitoring plot data that cannot be resolved, the plot should not be
used in the analysis.
64. Due to the long-term nature of A/R project activities under the CDM, data archiving
(maintenance and storage) is an important component of the work. Data archiving should
take several forms and copies of all data should be provided to each project participant.
65. The following shall be stored in a dedicated and safe place, preferably offsite:
(a) Copies (electronic and/or paper) of all field data, data analyses, and models;
estimates of the changes in carbon stocks and corresponding calculations
and models used;
(b) Any geographical information system (GIS) products;
(c) Copies of the measuring and monitoring reports.
66. Given the time frame over which the project activity will take place and the pace of
updating of software and hardware for storing data, it is recommended that the electronic
copies of the data and the report be updated periodically or converted to a format that
could be accessed by any future software application.
G. Procedures to ensure reliable field measurements
H. Procedures to verify field data collection
I. Procedures to verify data entry and analysis
J. Data maintenance and storage
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Data to be collected or used in order to monitor the verifiable changes in carbon stock in
the carbon pools within the project boundary from the proposed afforestation and
reforestation project activity under the clean development mechanism, and how these
data will be archived.
Table 25 - Data for monitoring carbon stock
Data variable Source Data unit
Measured,
calculated
or
estimated
Frequenc
y
(years) Proportion Archiving Comment
Location of the
areas where the
project activity
has been
implemented
Field survey or
cadastral
information or
aerial
photographs or
satellite
imagery
latitude
and
longitude
Measured 5 100 per
cent
Electronic,
paper,
photos
GPS can be
used for field
survey
Ai - Size of the
areas where the
project activity
has been
implemented for
each type of
strata
Field survey or
cadastral
information or
aerial
photographs or
satellite
imagery or
GPS
ha Measured 5 100 per
cent
Electronic,
paper,
photos
GPS can be
used for field
survey
Location of the
permanent
sample plots
Project maps
and project
design
latitude
and
longitude
Defined 5 100 per
cent
Electronic,
paper
Plot location is
registered with
a GPS and
marked on the
map
Diameter of tree
at breast height
(1.30 m)
Permanent plot cm Measured 5 Each tree
in the
sample plot
Electronic,
paper
Measure
diameter at
breast height
(DBH) for each
tree that falls
within the
sample plot
and applies to
size limits
Height of tree Permanent plot m Measured 5 Each tree
in the
sample plot
Electronic,
paper
Measure height
(H) for each
tree that falls
within the
sample plot
and applies to
size limits
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Basic wood
density
Permanent
plots, literature
tons of
dry matter
per m3
fresh
volume
Estimated Once 3 samples
per tree
from base,
middle and
top of the
stem of
three
individuals
Electronic,
paper
Total CO2 Project activity Mg Calculated 5 All project
data
Electronic Based on data
collected from
all plots and
carbon pools
Table 26 - Data to be collected or used in order to monitor leakage and how these data will be
archived
Data variable Source Data unit
Measured,
calculated
or estimated
Frequency
(years) Proportion Archiving Comment Percentage of families/
households of the
community involved in or
affected by the project
activity displaced due to the
implementation of the
project activity
Participatory
survey
Number of
families or
households
Estimated 5 per cent Electronic
Percentage of total
production of the main
produce (e.g. meat, corn)
within the project boundary
displaced due to the CDM
A/R project activity.
Survey Quantity
(volume or
mass)
Estimated 5 per cent Electronic
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Table 27 - Abbreviations and parameters (in order of appearance).
Parameter or
abbreviation Refers to Units B
(t) Carbon stocks within the project boundary at time that would
have occurred in the absence of the project activity
t C
BA(t) i
Carbon stocks in above-ground biomass at time t of stratum i
that would have occurred in the absence of the project activity
t C/ha
B (t) i
Carbon stocks in below-ground biomass at time t of stratum i
that would have occurred in the absence of the project activity
t C/ha
Ai Project area of stratum i ha
M(t)
Above-ground biomass at time that would have occurred in
the absence of the project activity
t dm/ha
Mgrass
Above-ground biomass in grass on grassland at time that
would have occurred in the absence of the project activity
t dm/ha
Mwoody (t)
m Above-ground woody biomass at time that would have
occurred in the absence of the project activity
t dm/ha Time
Rwoody
Root to shoot ratio of woody perennials t dm/t dm
Rgrass
R Root to shoot ratio for grassland t dm/t dm
g Annual biomass growth rate of woody perennials t dm/ha/year
i Stratum i (I = total number of strata)
n Running variable that increases by ∆t = 1 year for each
iterative step, representing the number of years elapsed since
the project start
years
N(t)
Carbon stocks within the project boundary at time t under
project scenario
t C
NA(t) i
Carbon stocks in above-ground biomass at time t of stratum i
from project scenario
t C/ha
NB(t) i
Carbon stocks in below-ground biomass at time t of stratum i
from project scenario
t C/ha
T(t)
Above-ground biomass at time t for the project scenario t dm/ha
SV(t)
Stem volume at time t for the project scenario m
3
/ha
WD Basic wood density t of dm/m
3
(fresh
volume)
BEF Biomass expansion factor (over bark) from stem volume to
total volume
Dimensionless
Lt Leakage for the project scenario at time t t C
P(t)
Carbon stocks within the project boundary at time t achieved
by the project activity
t C
PA(t) i
Carbon stock in above-ground biomass at time t of stratum i
achieved by the project activity
t C/ha
PB(t) i
Carbon stocks in below-ground biomass at time t of stratum i
achieved by the project activity during the monitoring interval
t C/ha
E(t)
Above-ground biomass at time t achieved by the project
activity
t of dm/ha
DBH Diameter at breast height (130 cm or 1.30 m) cm or m
L p(t)
Leakage resulting from the project activity at time t t C
tCER(tv)
tCERs emitted at year of verification tv (t CO
2) t CO
2
lCER(tv)
lCERs emitted at year of verification tv (t CO
2) t CO
2
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T0 Year of the project start
tv Year of verification
κ Time span between two verifications (years) years
∆t Time increment = 1 (year) year
Appendix A
II. Demonstration of land eligibility
1. Eligibility of the A/R CDM project activities under Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol
shall be demonstrated based on definitions provided in paragraph 1 of the annex to the
Decision 16/CMP.1 (“Land use, land-use change and forestry”), as requested by Decision
5/CMP.1 (“Modalities and procedures for afforestation and reforestation project activities
under the clean development mechanism in the first commitment period of the Kyoto
Protocol”), until new procedures to demonstrate the eligibility of lands for afforestation
and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism are
recommended by the EB.
Appendix B
III. Assessment of additionality
1. Project participants shall provide an explanation to show that the project activity would
not have occurred anyway due to at least one of the following barriers:
2. Investment barriers, other than economic/financial barriers, inter alia:
(a) Debt funding not available for this type of project activity;
(b) No access to international capital markets due to real or perceived risks
associated with domestic or foreign direct investment in the country where
the project activity is to be implemented;
(c) Lack of access to credit.
3. Institutional barriers, inter alia:
(a) Risk relating to changes in government policies or laws;
(b) Lack of enforcement of legislation relating to forest or land-use.
4. Technological barriers, inter alia:
(a) Lack of access to planting materials;
(b) Lack of infrastructure for implementation of the technology.
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5. Barriers relating to local tradition, inter alia:
(a) Traditional knowledge or lack thereof, of laws and customs, market
conditions, practices;
(b) Traditional equipment and technology;
6. Barriers due to prevailing practice, inter alia:
(a) The project activity is the “first of its kind”. No project activity of this type is
currently operational in the host country or region.
7. Barriers due to local ecological conditions, inter alia:
(a) Degraded soil (e.g. water/wind erosion, salination);
(b) Catastrophic natural and/or human-induced events (e.g. land slides, fire);
(c) Unfavourable meteorological conditions (e.g. early/late frost, drought);
(d) Pervasive opportunistic species preventing regeneration of trees (e.g. grasses,
weeds);
(e) Unfavourable course of ecological succession;
(f) Biotic pressure in terms of grazing, fodder collection, etc.
8. Barriers due to social conditions, inter alia:
(a) Demographic pressure on the land (e.g. increased demand on land due to
population growth);
(b) Social conflict among interest groups in the region where the project activity
takes place;
(c) Widespread illegal practices (e.g. illegal grazing, non-timber product
extraction and tree felling);
(d) Lack of skilled and/or properly trained labour force;
(e) Lack of organization of local communities.
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Appendix C
Table 28 - Default allometric equations for estimating above-ground biomass
Annual
rainfall
DBH
limits Equation R2
Author
Broad-leaved species, tropical dry regions
<900 mm 3–30 cm AGB = 10^{-0.535 + log
10(π *DBH
2
/4)} 0.94 Martinez-Yrizar et al.
(1992)
900–1500
mm
5–40 cm AGB = exp{-1.996 + 2.32 * ln(DBH)} 0.89 Brown (1997)
Broad-leaved species, tropical humid regions
< 1500 mm 5–40 cm AGB = 34.4703 – 8.0671*DBH +
0.6589*(DBH2
)
0.67 Brown et al. (1989)
1500–4000
mm
< 60 cm AGB = exp{-2.134 + 2.530 * ln(DBH)} 0.97 Brown (1997)
1500–4000
mm
60–148
cm
AGB = 42.69 – 12.800*(DBH) +
1.242*(DBH)2
0.84 Brown et al. (1989)
1500–4000
mm
5–130 cm AGB = exp{-3.1141 +
0.9719*ln(DBH2
*H)
0.97 Brown et al. (1989)
1500–4000
mm
5–130 cm AGB = exp{-2.4090 +
0.9522*ln(DBH2
*H*WD)}
0.99 Brown et al. (1989)
Broad-leaved species, tropical wet regions
> 4000 mm 4–112 cm AGB = 21.297 – 6.953*(DBH) +
0.740*(DBH2
)
0.92 Brown (1997)
> 4000 mm 4–112 cm AGB = exp{-3.3012 +
0.9439*ln(DBH2
*H)}
0.90 Brown et al. (1989)
Coniferous trees
n.d. 2–52 cm AGB = exp{-1.170 + 2.119*ln(DBH)} 0.98 Brown (1997)
Palms
n.d. > 7.5 cm AGB = 10.0 + 6.4 * H 0.96 Brown (1997)
n.d. > 7.5 cm AGB = 4.5 + 7.7 * WDH 0.90 Brown (1997)
Note: AGB = above-ground biomass; DBH = diameter at breast height; H = height; WD = basic wood
density
Appendix D
IV. Calculating average grazing capacity
A. Concept
1. Sustainable grazing capacity is calculated by assuming that the grazing animals should
not consume more biomass than is annually produced by the site
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B. Methodology
2. The sustainable grazing capacity is calculated using the following equation:
(A.5)
where:
GC = grazing capacity (head/ha)
ANPP = above-ground net primary productivity in tons dry biomass (t d.m.)/ha/yr)
DMI = daily dry matter intake per grazing animal (kg d.m./head/day)
3. Annual net primary production ANPP can be calculated from local measurements or
default values from Table 3.4.2 of IPCC good practice guidance LULUCF can be used.
This table is reproduced below as Table 1.
4. The daily biomass consumption can be calculate from local measurements or estimated
based on the calculated daily gross energy intake and the estimated dietary net energy
concentration of diet:
(A.6)
where:
DMI = dry matter intake (kg d.m./head/day)
GE = daily gross energy intake (MJ/head/day)
NEma = dietary net energy concentration of diet (MJ/kg d.m.)
5. Daily gross energy intake for cattle and sheep can be calculated using equations 10.3
through 10.16 in 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Volume 4: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)1
. Sample calculations for
typical herds in various regions of the world are provided in Table 2; input data stems
from Table 10A.2 of the same 2006 IPCC Guidelines. Dietary net energy concentrations
as listed in Table 3 can be calculated using the formula listed in a footnote to Table 10.8
of the same 2006 IPCC Guidelines.
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Table 29 - DEFAULT ESTIMATES FOR STANDING BIOMASS GRASLAND (AS DRY
MATTER) AND ABOVEGROUND NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION, CLASSIFIED BY IPCC
CLIMATE ZONES.
IPCC Climate
Zone
Peak above- ground live biomass
Tons d.m. ha-1
Above-ground net primary production
(ANPP)
Tons d.m. ha-1
Average No. of
studies Error#
Average No. of studies Error1
Boreal-Dry &
Wet2
1.7 3 ±75% 1.8 5 ±75%
Cold Temperate-
Dry 1.7 10 ±75% 2.2 18 ±75%
Cold Temperate-
Wet 2.4 6 ±75% 5.6 17 ±75%
Warm Temperate-
Dry 1.6 8 ±75% 2.4 21 ±75%
Warm Temperate-
Wet 2.7 5 ±75% 5.8 13 ±75%
Tropical-Dry 2.3 3 ±75% 3.8 13 ±75%
Tropical-Moist &
Wet 6.2 4 ±75% 8.2 10 ±75%
Data for standing live biomass are compiled from multi-year avaerages reported at grassland sites
registered in the ORNL DAAC NPP database [http://www.daac.ornl.gov/NPP/html_docs/npp_site.html ].
Estimates for above-ground primary production are from: Olson, R. J.J.M.O. Scurlock, S.D. Prince, D.L.
Zheng, and K.R. Johnson (eds.). 2001. NPP Multi-Biome: NPP and Driver Data for Ecosystem Model-Data
Intercomparison. Sources available on-line at [http://www.daac.ornl.gov/NPP/html_docs/EMDI_des.html ].
1
Represents a nominal estimate of error, equivalent to two times standard deviation, as a percentage of the
mean.
2Due to limited data, dry and moist zones for the boreal temperate regime and moist and wet zones for the
tropical temperature regime were combined.
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Table 30 - Data for typical cattle herds for the calculation of daily gross energy requirement Cattle – Africa
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Table 31 - Daily gross energy requirement of Cattle
Region Average Characteristics Energy (MJ/head/day) Consumption Weig
ht
Weight
gain
Milk Work Preg-
nant
DE CF Mainte-
nance
Activity Growth Lactation Power Wool Preg-
nancy
REM REG Gross NEma
DMI
(kg) (kg/day) (kg/day) (hrs/day) (note 1) (note 2) (MJ/kg - note
5)
(kg/head/
day)
Africa 152 0.06 0.02 0.0 3% 58% 0.364 15.7 5.7 1.2 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.49 0.26 84.0 5.2 16.2 Asia 251 0.13 0.20 0.0 9% 60% 0.350 22.1 8.0 2.8 0.3 0.0 0 0.2 0.49 0.28 119.8 5.5 21.9 India 110 0.05 0.24 0.3 13% 50% 0.349 11.8 4.3 1.0 0.4 0.3 0 0.2 0.44 0.19 87.6 4.0 21.6 Latin
America
306 0.17 0.41 0.0 25% 60% 0.337 24.6 8.9 3.8 0.6 0.0 0 0.6 0.49 0.28 139.5 5.5 25.5
Sheep
Region Average Characteristics Energy (MJ/head/day) Consumption Weig
ht
Weight
gain
Milk Work Preg-
nant
DE CF Mainte-
nance
Activity Growth Lactation Power Wool Preg-
nancy
REM REG Gross NEma
DMI
(kg) (kg/day) (kg/day) (hrs/day) (note 3) (note 4) (MJ/kg -
note 5)
(kg/head/day)
All
regions
25 0.05 0.28 3.0 20% 60% 0.227 2.5 0.6 1.5 1.29 0 0.2 0.0 0.49 0.28 25.0 5.5 4.6
Notes 1. Assumes grazing
2. Assumes 4% milk fat
3. Assumes grazing on hilly terrain
4. Assumes 7% milk fat
5. Calculated using equation listed in Table 10.8
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CHAPTER 6 – Institutional assessment and recommendation
6.1 National CDM strategy
The Kyoto Protocol has created a big international market for emission reductions, which
is around 5.0 to 5.5 billion of CO2e. The regulatory framework for this carbon market
has been established considerably with the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol on
February 16, 2005. The estimated market potential of the CDM is 250 MtC02e (range 50
to 500 MtC02e) at a price of $11.00 tCO2e (range ± 50%). This represents a total demand
of 1250 MtC02e by 2012. Of the 15.5 M/tCO2 marketed so far (September 2007) Sri
Lanka has sold only 134,000 tCO2. This is insignificant with compared to the amount of
CDM credits sold by many other developing countries.
In order for Sri Lanka to capture a considerable share of the global CDM market during
the first commitment period ending in 2012 in the short run and any possible future
similar market beyond 2012, the country should act fast and adopt a proactive strategy,
which should include the following:
Early submission of low-hanging projects
In the short-term, Sri Lanka should encourage project developers for the submission of all
projects that are pending completion at various stages particularly the projects that are at
the financial closure. The government should facilitate the speedy implementation of
these projects and undertake a comprehensive assessment of these on their contribution to
sustainable development. Local sustainable development benefits should be the main
consideration for promoting CDM project in Sri Lanka.
Development of Legal and Institutional structure
The government should facilitate efficient and transparent institutional framework for
providing speedy host country approval, as the first commitment period will end in 2012.
Therefore, the development of an institutional infrastructure for smooth functioning of
CDM in the country is necessary. Since there could be conflicting interests among the
large number of agencies involved in the CDM i.e Ministry of Finance, Power and
Energy, Transport, Industries and Municipalities, the legal mandate of each partner
should be clearly defined and regulated.
Sri Lanka National CDM office (DNA) should be equipped with skilled human
resources, infrastructure facilities, technical, legal and marketing units in order to provide
all kind of services such as providing information and data, promotion of CDM concept,
interaction with international agencies and efficient processing of project approval
requests.
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Sri Lanka National CDM office (DNA) should operate on a targeted action plan which
should be developed in synergy with sectoral agencies, Central Environmental Authority
(CEA), Energy Conservation Fund (ECF), Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), the private
sector, industry associations, municipalities, consulting companies and NGOs that are
engaged in CDM activities.
Effective coordination and cooperation across government and between government and
private sector is important. This inter-agency coordination should be used to speed up
government support mechanisms for CDM approval process such as EIAs approval.
Development of an effective information dissemination system
One of the barriers that hinder the CDM project development is lack of accessibility to
data and information. The data available with state agencies and private sector are
sometimes not accessible to project developers. Project developers are often not aware of
the data sources. The government should collect and compile the relevant data and make
them available to the public through a dedicated website for the benefit of the project
developers. The government should streamline the data availability for CDM project
development rather than limiting the services to a regulatory role.
It is essential to develop a comprehensive website with the proper link to other relevant
sites, with baseline information, available technology that can be adapted to Sri Lanka
and potential buyers and current market rates of CERs.
Awareness and outreach programs
The government should also play a facilitative role in terms of building capacity of the
private sector. This should be done through regular awareness and outreach programs at
all levels. Regular awareness programs for school children, policy makers and political
leaders should be conducted in the immediate future.
Establishment of baselines
One of the major difficulties faced by project developers and CDM consultants is the
development of baselines for the relevant project. This is due to two reasons. One is the
approved baseline methodologies are being frequently changed so that developers are nor
aware of which is the appropriate methodology to be used in their project. The other is
that developers do not have access to data necessary to determine the baseline from both
private and state agencies. The government should intervene and develop baselines where
necessary or gather information on relevant baseline estimates that have been approved
by CDM executive board and make them available for developers. Where possible, the
DNA should provide updated baselines and approved methodologies (especially grid
connected energy projects).
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Facilitating financing
Financial institutions in Sri Lanka are not yet convinced on the potential benefits of CDM
and as a result, they are not proactive in providing accelerated funding for CDM projects.
The government should intervene and facilitate the establishment of a financial inter-
mediatory network to promote investments for CDM projects. The government may also
develop a mechanism to share some of the perceived risks of CDM by the financial
institutions.
The government can encourage financial institutions to create special funding
arrangements to provide finances for CDM projects which otherwise may not be able to
compete with other projects.
Establishment of a Carbon Fund and Conservation Bank
The government should consider establishment of a National Carbon Bank to provide
overall support for the country to enter into the global CDM market through the provision
of financial and technical assistance. The Carbon Bank should be given authority to
undertake carbon asset management activities including providing equity finances, invest
on CDM projects, purchasing carbon credits, CDM consultancy service, document
preparation, bundling of small CDM projects including creation of bundling
organizations to encourage bundling of small CDM projects and preparing CDM sales
agreements. This fund may also deal with other development banks to organize capital
funding for CDM projects. This Fund will also be able to attract local and foreign
investments for the marginal sectors which are not attractive to normal commercial
banks. The fund may be established as a partnership program with the private sector. The
fund should be managed as a profitable venture.
The projects that provide clear sustainable development benefits including poverty
alleviation providing rural employment etc. may not be viable only with CDM revenues.
Therefore, the establishment of a Carbon Fund can promote these small CDM projects
with high co-benefits in terms of sustainable development.
Setting up of a Carbon Trading Exchange
Marketing of CERs is an urgent issue that needs special attention in order to develop Sri
Lanka CDM market. This is particularly relevant for small-scale project developers. At
present, the cost is unbearable for a small CDM project developer to access an
international buyer. Only a few international buyers operate in Sri Lanka. They are also
not willing to consider small projects which deliver CERs below a certain amount. In
order to assist such small project developers, a state sponsored Carbon Trading Exchange
(CTX) that buys and sells CERs should be established. The CTX should be equipped
with experts of CDM marketing experience. The proposed Carbon Fund and the Carbon
Bank can operate with the CTX on profit base and the income can be reverted back to
support CDM activities. Project proponents shall be given the choice of trading
independent of the CTX.
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Encouraging Unilateral CDM development
Most CDM projects in the country have experienced difficulty in finding buyers. Sri
Lanka should develop a strategy to promote and implement unilateral CDM for which
buyers can be contracted at any project development stage. Building capacity for the
development of unilateral CDM should be a priority.
Avoiding introduction of perverse incentives
It is important to make sure that country’s existing and proposed policies and regulations
do not hinder the CDM development in the country. Introducing new policies and
regulations may penalize some CDM projects on “additionality” ground. As a result, the
trade off between new regulations and CDM additionality needs should be reviewed prior
to introducing new regulations. Improving coordination between sectoral policy
development and CDM rules and regulation can avoid creating perverse incentives and
unnecessary hurdles for CDM project development.
Capacity building
The CDM project development process is entirely dependent upon local or foreign
consultants. Currently, the level of capacity of CDM stakeholders, particularly among the
project developers is inadequate. The CDM project development cost in Sri Lanka is very
high because of the heavy dependency upon the international consultants. The
government should take initiatives to build the capacity of local experts and agencies as a
cost reduction measure.
Most CDM project developers are not fully aware of the potential benefits and risks
involved in the CDM project development. The government should coordinate with other
bilateral and multilateral agencies to provide specific training on financial, legal and
other CDM rules applicable, to the stakeholders of eligible CDM sectors. The
government should also introduce a coordinated approach to interact with bilateral and
multilateral programs available for CDM capacity building in order to maximize the
benefits of outreach and maintain continuity of capacity building programs whilst
avoiding duplication. CDM centers with collaboration of Universities and other post
graduate and research institutes can help build capacity and awareness by short courses
etc
Bundling small scale CDM projects
In Sri Lanka many CDM projects are small scale, which are not attractive to CERs buyers
due to high transaction cost. CDM rules allow the bundling of these small-scale projects
in order to reduce the transaction cost. However, experience suggests that the bundling of
projects that belongs to different project developers is complicated and requires specific
administrative, institutional, legal and technical skills. It is recommended that those local
entities that have necessary technical, administrative, and legal skills should be identified
and their capacity should be built for bundling of CDM projects. The government may
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coordinate with bilateral and multilateral agencies to build the capacity of such bundling
organizations to facilitate the PDD preparation, validation, registration, verification and
marketing of CERs of bundled CDM projects.
Service Charge on CERs
The government should consider charging a percentage base fee to cover the
administrative expenses of the CDM project approval process. Charges should be made
by the government for services rendered and approvals granted. These charges should be
based on the tones of CO2 and not on revenues. Lower capacity projects can be exempted
with a cut off level. Charges to be made on slab basis. Generated revenue from this
should only be used for development of CDM activities.
Defining the ownership of CERs
The ownership of CERs should be clearly defined since project developers may have
concerns of the possibility of the government claiming sole ownership of the CERs when
a government controlled fund or trading unit is involved in the process. This is
particularly important when sharing CERs among the project developers of bundled
CDM projects. The right of the project developers to trade in CERs that they have
obtained should be clearly established without any intervention by the government.
Establishment of arbitration mechanism
It is the responsibility of the government to provide a low cost dispute resolution
mechanism to settle any dispute arisen with regard to a CDM project. Most of the CDM
projects in Sri Lanka will be small hence, be bundled projects for trading convenience.
For these small CDM partners whose financial capability is lower than that of a large
CDM project proponent, inexpensive dispute resolving scheme such as arbitration is a
viable mechanism to make available.
Undertaking strategic research studies through CDM study centre
An independent CDM study and reference centre should be established in partnership
with government departments and research institutes, universities, the private sector and
NGOs to function as repository of CDM information and provide technical support for all
stakeholders and to undertake strategic research on CDM. Relevant Government
departments, research institutes and other Universities should incorporate activities to
help CDM in their corporate plan
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Promotion of Policy and programmatic CDM
The concept of “programmatic and policy CDM” is being widely discussed. With
programmatic and policy CDM a large volume of emission reductions is possible. The
transaction cost of programmatic CDM projects is lower than that of project based CDM.
Sri Lanka should create policies and develop institutional framework including technical,
economic, methodological capacity for the development and implementation of
programmatic and policy CDM targeting the second commitment period.
Facilitate Local Designated Operational Entity (DOE)
The government should facilitate the accreditation of a local Designated Operation Entity
(DOE) in order to reduce the cost of validation and verification, which accounts for a
significant percentage of CDM transaction cost. This needs to be expedited with high
priority.
State sector CDM
State sector has a large CDM potential which has never been studied or explored. These
projects can be developed as a long term measure. Encourage state sector entities such as
NWSDB and CEB to participate in CDM projects that significantly contribute to
sustainable development through providing electricity to rural areas and introducing
energy efficient improvements.
Making methane flaring mandatory for waste processing projects
As a measure to encourage CDM projects in the waste sector regulations should be made
to make methane collection and flaring mandatory for all engineered waste processing
projects and encourage energy recovery through technical and fiscal incentives.
CDM projects in the land use land use changes and forest (LULUCF) sector
Develop a program to encourage CDM projects in the land use land use changes and
forest (LULUCF) with assistance from international organizations.
Encourage the development of all potential CDM sectors
All potential sectors for CDM projects should be encouraged and developed through
creating awareness and providing necessary assistance. Concepts such as food mileage to
the tourism industry can be introduced to reduce the emission from transportation. Some
of the strategic targets are given in the table 32.
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Table 32 - National CDM Potential by Sectors for strategic development
Sector Annual Energy
Reduction/Substitution
potential/ year
Annual CO2
Reduction Potential
t/CO2/year
Potential income
at US$ 7 per
t/CO2
Rs. Mn./year
Hydro Power 250 MW 613,200 472
Wind 480 MW 672,768 518
Solar PV To be estimated
Biomass (Grid Power) 300 MW 1,680,000 1293
Biomass (Industrial Heat) 162 toe 512,000 394
Biomass (Absorption
Refrigeration)
100 MW 400,000
308
Energy Conservation:
Electricity (Industry)
20,400 toe? 64,700
49
Energy Conservation:
Petroleum (Industry)
36,000 toe? 113,800
87
Tourism To be estimated
Transport 206,000 toe 600,000 462
Agro Residue-Rice Husk 20 MW 112,000 86
Agro Residue-Sawdust 20 MW 112,000 86
Municipal Solid Waste 500000 tones 500000 385
Forestry 100000 ha 1,352,000 1041
Total 6,732,468 5184
toe: of equivalence
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6.2. Proposed Institutional arrangement for DNA in implementation of
CDM in Sri Lanka
The DNA should continue to be at the Ministry Environment and Natural Resources. It
will have following major functional responsibilities under its purview
1. Creation of enabling policy environment and formulation of strategies to facilitate
implementation of CDM projects in Sri Lanka.
2. Coordinate all CDM related activities locally and internationally on behalf of
GoSL as committed by Sri Lanka when acceded to the Kyoto Protocol.
3. Provide necessary guidance to submit projects to the international CDM market
and facilitate such submissions
4. Provide necessary support to the other government and non governmental
agencies interested in participating in the CDM process.
5. Monitor and Regulate the CDM market by formulating necessary regulations to
ensure Sri Lanka remains a credible CER supplier to the international market
6. Initiate organize and facilitate necessary studies to provide required information
for preparation of projects for CDM market.
7. Invite, encourage and promote participation of Sri Lankan agencies in the private
and public sector in the CDM market
8. Define necessary guidelines to formulate various methodologies and other
implementation instruments for preparation of CDM projects
9. Monitor and publish the progress made in CDM implementation in Sri Lanka by
collection and dissemination of relevant information to the public.
10. Set up the necessary institutional structure for successful implementation of the
CDM projects in Sri Lanka.
The DNA needs to be structured to provide these primary functions efficiently. However
it is also essential to carry out these tasks in collaborative manner with the other
stakeholders and it may even be necessary to consider outsourcing of some functions for
better and efficient execution of these functions. It is with this functional objective that
the following institutional arrangement is proposed for the DNA in Sri Lanka for
implementation of CDM programs
The Ministry Environment and Natural Resources shall appoint the Additional Secretary
to the Ministry to head the DNA that will have necessary staff to carry out the functions
identified under the CDM program of Kyoto Protocol.
DNA shall have following Staff Positions
The Director DNA:
The Director should be reporting directly to the Additional Secretary of the Ministry who
will represent Secretary of the Ministry in all CDM related activities. The director should
be a senior public official with experience in coordination of governmental policy
formulation, monitoring and evaluation of project progress. It is essential that the person
is provided with necessary exposure to international CDM related activities.
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The incumbent of this position is a senior government official with long years of
experience in the environmental management sector. He/She needs to be given further
exposure in regional DNAs on mechanisms adopted by such institutes in facilitating the
CDM process. The main functional tasks of the director will include giving the leadership
to all the activities planned and executed at the DNA to achieve its objectives.
The director should oversee the following three units that should established at the DNA
to carry out tasks assigned to each unit.
1. Regulatory and Monitoring unit
2. Planning, Research and Development unit:
3. Promotional and Trade facilitating unit
Regulatory and Monitoring Unit:
This unit will be responsible for granting approvals and monitoring of CDM
projects. The unit will be assigned with following tasks to perform
- Entertain all PIN applications (develop suitable application forms to obtain all
needed information for approvals by SL) and granting approvals after checking
the primary data provided as to whether the project is eligible under the CDM.
- Clear the PDD approvals when requested by the international bodies
- Provide necessary information that may be sought by the international buyers that
may either have bought or interested in participating in Sri Lanka CDM program.
- Liaise with the Validating agencies that may need to check on various CDM
conditions and criteria provided in the documents submitted to them.
- Prepare a monitoring report that will be published annually giving the progress of
CDM activities in Sri Lanka.
- Mediate in the case of disputes that may arise between the local sellers and buyers
as the DNA has a clear obligation to looks after the credibility of the local
program and also the interests of local investors who may be in the receiving end
of foreign buyers who may default on the deal for some unexpected reasons.
In order to carry out these tasks the division will need following staff in place
One Assistant Director and Mediation officers.
This Unit within the DNA will be the one that will have constant interactions with the
local investors and their buyers. Therefore the division should have sufficient officers
who are trained in respective tasks allocated to them. It is recommended that criteria for
approval of PIN and PDD be published in the web so that people interested can refer to
them without visiting the division physically. As the DNA will be the authority in
executing and safeguarding the interests of local investors who are committed to carrying
out certain tasks under the CDM commitments, it will need to collect regular information
on the on-going projects (at least annually). This may be requested on a format developed
by the DNA where the required information can be provided by the local
producers/sellers so that the information can be stored and available for decision making
in the event of disputes.
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It is proposed that monitoring of those projects that enter into CDM agreements with
international buyers for their compliance with the expected manner be done by a certified
group of agencies who will be licensed by the DNA to carry out these tasks. Such
licensing may be necessary since this exercise will involve checking and verification of
the data maintained by the client that could be considered by them as confidential.
Therefore it is expected that the unit will oversee the monitoring process using these
certified agencies that will be performing a role similar to the audit companies with
respect to accounts maintained by corporate clients.
Due to the nature of the work involved the unit will require services of persons trained in
monitoring and evaluation of projects.
Planning, Research and Development Unit:
This unit will be responsible for following tasks
- Regularly collect analyze and disseminate all information on CDM activities to
enable formulation of policies and plans.
- Prepare a regular CDM news letter to help dissemination of important information
among the stakeholders. This will provide the clients with the information on
baseline data, methodologies and other technical information needed for CDM
proposals
- Commission studies necessary for implementation of CDM activities in Sri
Lanka.
- Set up an advisory committee consisting of academics (from the Study centers),
scientists, NGOs representatives, private sector persons and government decision
makers selected for their expertise to advise and guide the CDM process in Sri
Lanka. It is recommended that this committee be convened once in a quarter to
review the progress of CDM program in Sri Lanka and advise the DNA on
suitable actions to resolve problems and ways to address issues. Convening and
keeping the minutes of this advisory committee and preparing an agenda for the
discussion should be tasked to the Assistant director who shall carry out this task
in consultation with the Director and the Additional Secretary to the Ministry
Environment and Natural Resources.
It is not expected for this unit to deal directly with the public but to provide
necessary information clients may sought to the promotional division either on
routine or on request basis.
The unit should have two graduate CDM planning officers to assist the Director in
the execution of the above functions. If one of the persons has sufficient
experience (more than 5 years) that person may be appointed as the Assistant
Director CDM planning. It is useful to have or train the planning persons on
policy analysis and data analysis techniques as the expected functions will
demand in depth knowledge on such techniques.
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Promotion and trade facilitating Unit:
This unit within the DNA will be the marketing arm that will interact with the
clients and potential clients who may seek various types of information at various
stages of project development. The unit will carry out promotional activities in the
CDM implementation and hence conduct various training and awareness
programs for the benefit of potential participants of the program. As the unit will
be expected to work closely with the private sector it is proposed that this unit be
structured as a public private partnership to provide the expected services by
inviting the interested qualified corporate entities to submit proposal of doing
various tasks identified by them. Therefore it is recommended that DNA calls
expression of interests from interested private sector agencies to provide the
following and additional services that may be deemed necessary by the DNA:
- To provide a service desk facility by way of online and on call facility for those
who need to find out various aspects of CDM programs.
- To carry out a promotional campaign that will enlighten the general public and
business community about the advantages and ways of participating in the CDM
projects.
- Conduct training and other capacity building exercises to improve the
effectiveness of agencies and individuals participating in the CDM program
activities.
- Assist in creating enabling environment by raising awareness among the
institutions for example; liaise with the financial sector agencies to accommodate
the CDM project income as a viable source of income in considering the project
finances.
- Start a web based system to help advertise CERs and CDM projects available
locally for international buyers.
- Together with the other units to take lead role in publication of the CDM online
newsletter at regular intervals.
In order to carry out these tasks it is recommended that the DNA appoint following staff:
An Assistant Director and a Promotional officer
These two officers can coordinate the above activities and oversee implementation of the
program.
It is recommended that the DNA commences with the existing staff that are currently at
the Officers grade assigning them to the above functional areas. As the work load
increases with the increase in number of CDM projects it may be necessary to either
appoint new or promote the staff to next level (Assistant Director Level) as appropriate.
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Regulatory and
Monitoring Planning, Research and
Development
Promotion and Trade
Facilitating Unit
- Regulatory
- Approval
processes Co-
ordination
- (PIN & PDD )
- Legal & Dispute
Settlement Co -
ordination
- Appointing
ombudsman for
disputes settlement
- Baseline Research
- Research grant Administration
- International Co-ordination of
Policy & Commitments with
introduced grants Planning
publication & Awareness
- Information & Data
- Maintaining and monitoring annual
progress report on CDM activities
- Information
dissemination (Service
Desk)
- Fund Management
- Co- ordinate with
industrial Buyers
- Co- ordinate
- Private Sector Co-
ordination
- Promotional campaigns
- Training and other
capacity building
activities
- Creating public
awareness
- Web based assistance for
CDM activities
- CDM news letter
Technical
Advisory
Committee
Secretary MoE / CCS
(Additional Secretary)
DNA – Director
Each unit – to be headed by an Assistant Director / Planning Officer
Academic
Public
Private/NGO
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6.3 Institutional arrangement to facilitate small size potential CDM
projects:
As explained elsewhere in this report one of the main challenges the progress of CDM
project development in Sri Lanka will face is the typically small size of the projects in the
country. As the cost of preparation of projects for CDM consideration could be
prohibitive for any project that may not produce 100,000 CERs annually, it is essential
that DNA as the facilitating/regulating authority for CDM projects makes special
arrangements to address this issue. This section will identify the possible arrangements
for handling such tasks and the role the DNA can play in such process.
1. The bundling of CDM projects via formation of join venture companies: The
DNA could encourage those companies to talk to each other and form consortium
of companies or join Venture Company that may propose one CDM project with
sufficient CER to offset or share the cost of preparation. The benefits accrued
from such project CDMs need to be distributed as per their own agreement.
Under this arrangement, the DNA will not have a major role to play except
making available the information on potential projects that seek partners to bundle
their projects and this may be done easily through a properly constituted web site.
It may however be necessary to develop suitable instructions for the benefit of
those who are keen to join such program in voluntarily.
However, it is unlikely that this process can be very successful given the
difficulties that may be faced by the companies that will come together to form
such joint ventures, especially when raising necessary finances from local
institutions.
2. The piggy backing of selected projects on larger state projects. The DNA can
investigate the possibility of setting up or facilitating public private joint venture
arrangements to obtain sufficient CERs and to share the benefits according to the
shareholdings. As most of the larger scale projects that may qualify for CDM will
in all possibility come from State agencies, they may be encouraged to advertise
themselves as potential partners for several smaller private sector projects that
may have some relations to their project (either by sharing of resources, or by
generation process etc) to apply to join their CDM program. This process can also
be guided and assisted by the DNA to enable formation of viable CDM projects.
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One of the advantages of such arrangement is the flexibility that will be brought
to the partnership in marketing, seeking buyers for CERS in the world market in a
more beneficial manner. Such arrangement will help the financing institutions to
recognize smaller private sector investors as the majority of the shares of the
project will come from the state agency with some sort of state guarantee on the
credibility and sustainability of the project.
The role of the DNA in this instance will be facilitation of the process by proving
guidance and monitoring of the overall project of their commitments. The DNA
will have least costs in this situation and may earn a success fee from such
arrangements going thru to the final stages of CDM.
3. Formation of C financing fund to facilitate the small CDM projects: This will
be the arrangement that could be initiated by the DNA to form a Sri Lanka C
facility that may set aside some funds to facilitate the CDM proposal development
by the private sector. The fund could not only assist by providing the finances
necessary to raise a successful CDM project but can act as the first buyer of such
CERS that can be bundled up together for the future sales at a better more
lucrative fee. However this arrangement will need the government setting aside
funds for such initial costs that may be recovered later on by way of CDM income
and certainly will be taking a financial risk. Details and conditions of such
operation may need to work out fairly early in detail if the country is to benefit
from the potential global CDM market.
In addition to the above institutional possibilities there are several other steps that can
be introduced by the DNA to facilitate the small CDM developers. In order to do so it
may be useful for the DNA to hold a workshop that may allow the different
institutional mechanisms to be developed in collaboration with the other development
and financing agencies operating in the country. In such a workshop it is possible to
discuss different regimes of risks that may be involved, institutional barriers
(regulatory and policy issues) and the available mechanism that may be in practice
internationally in doing similar tasks in details.
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